Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 257 · Decided 26 February 2008
National Insurance Company LTD. v. Sehtia Shoes
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 257 · [2008] 3 S.C.R. 451
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1602/2008
- Decided
- 26 February 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Consumer Protection: Shopkeeper insurance policy - Respondent-insured lodged claim and received amount in settlement thereof - C Thereafter lodged consumer complaint seeking further amount on ground that he had signed the said settlement under coercion - District Forum allowed the complaint - State Commission and National Commission - On appeal, held: Filing of complaint was not barred; but it D had to be proved that the settlement was signed under coercion - This relevant factor was not specifically considered by any of the fora below - Matter remitted to District Forum for fresh
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)