Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 367 · Decided 13 April 2023
National Insurance CO. LTD. v. Harsolia Motors and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 367 · [2023] 3 S.C.R. 448
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5352/2007
- Decided
- 13 April 2023
- Bench
- AJAY RASTOGI, C.T. RAVIKUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act Section 2(1)(d)
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - s.2(1)(d) - Respondent (commercial enterprise) had taken fire insurance policy from the appellant insurance company - Respondent sufferred damage due to fire - Appellant denied the claim of respondent before the State Commission for compensation - State Commission held that respondent was not a "consumer" as defined u/s. 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and the complaint was not maintainable - However, National Commission held that the respondent was a
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