Anupam Dasgupta, Presiding Member—This revision petition challenges the order dated 01.11.2006 of the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Shimla (in short, ‘the State Commission’) in First Appeal No. 128 of 2005. By this order, the State Commission allowed the appeal filed by the complainants and directed the Insurance Company (petitioner before us) to pay to the appellants/complainants the sum of Rs.1,18,240/- minus the amount already paid, with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of repudiation of the insurance claim, i.e., 25.03.2004 till payment, in addition to the cost of Rs.2,000/-.

2. Respondents in this case were the complainants before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Mandi (in short, ‘the District Form’), alleging deficiency in service against the opposite party (OP)/Insurance Company on the ground that the latter had repudiated their claim for indemnification of the loss to their insured vehicle, which met with an accident on 02.12.2003 during the period of validity of the insurance policy (29.03.2003 – 28.03.2004). The vehicle was insured for the sum of Rs.2.30 lakh. The accident was reported to the police and the First I