Supreme Court of India
Ashok Kumar v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
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Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s. 24 – Insurance Claim – Repudiation of – Theft of insured vehicle of the ap pellant – FIR lodged by the appellant – Insurance company intimated a bout the theft on the sixth day – Complaint filed by the appellant bef ore the district forum alleging that the Insurance Company was delaying the settlement of the claim – During pendency, repudi ation of the claim by the Insurance Company – Thereafter, the co mplaint dismissed as withdrawn– Filing of the fresh complaint – Award of 75% of the sum assured to the complainant on a non-standard basis – Upheld by the
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- 2004 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Swaran Singh and Ors.
- 2020 Gurshinder Singh v. Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
- 1996 B.V. Nagaraju v. M/s. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., Divisional Office, Hassan
- 2017 Manjeet Singh v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
- 2008 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Nitin Khandelwal
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