Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 472 · Decided 9 April 2009
New India Assurance Company Limited v. Pradeep Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 472 · [2009] 16 S.C.R. 508
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3253/2002
- Decided
- 9 April 2009
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Consumer Protection - Insurance claim for vehicle damaged in accident - Insurance company offering lesser ' c than the claimed amount on the basis of approved surveyor's report - Insured getting the vehicle repaired from the loan amount taken from Bank - Claim of amount spent towards repair and - Non-payment - Complaint before consumer forum alleging deficiency in D service-Consumer fora with concurrent finding accepting the claim - On appeal, held: Claim of the insured was rightly accepted - Insurer could have deviated from surveyor's report .. - Surveyor's report may only be basis for
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