D.K.JAIN, VINAY KUMAR, M.SHREESHA
Geeta Devi – Appellant
Versus
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent
M. Shreesha, Member—In this Revision Petition, under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short the “Act”), the Complainant questions the correctness and legality of the order passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Rajasthan (for short the ‘State Commission”) in Appeal No. 1900 of 2008. By the impugned order, the State Commission allowed the Appeal and set aside the order of the District Consumer Protection Forum, Sirohi (for short “the District Forum”) in CC No. 25 of 2007. By its order, the District Forum, allowed the complaint and directed the Insurance Company to pay the insured amount of Rs.2,00,000/- together with compensation of Rs.5,000/- and costs of Rs.1,500s.
2. The brief facts of the case, according to the Petitioner who was the original Complainant before the District Forum, are that the Complainant’s husband had taken a Personal Accident Policy, covering the period 27.10.1997 to 26.10.2007, for an insured sum of Rs.2,00,000/- from the Respondent-Insurance Company. While so, on 2.12.2005, the insured had a fall in the bathroom and subsequently died due to the injuries sustained. The Complainant had informed the Insurance Comp
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