Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 659 · Decided 31 July 2023
Ashok Kumar v. New India Assurance CO. LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 659 · [2023] 9 S.C.R. 1240
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4758/2023
- Decided
- 31 July 2023
- Bench
- J.K. MAHESHWARI, K.V. VISWANATHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Consumer Protection Act Section 24
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s. 24 A - Insurance Claim - Repudiation of - Theft of insured vehicle of the appellant - FIR lodged by the appellant - Insurance company intimated about the theft on the sixth day - Complaint filed before the district forum alleging that the Insurance Company was delaying the settlement of the claim - During pendency, repudiation of the claim by the Insurance Company - Thereafter, the complaint dismissed as withdrawn- Filing of the fresh complaint - Award of 75% of
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