ORDER

Mrs. Silpi Majumder, Member - This appeal has been directed against the judgment passed by the learned District Forum, Birbhum, on 2.1.2009, in its Case No.30/2008, wherein the Forum below allowing the complaint in part on contest against the OP and directed the OP to pay a sum of Rs. 2,40,000 towards personal accident claim, Rs. 30,582 towards medical treatment cost, Rs. 1,000 as compensation due to harassment and litigation cost of Rs. 500 to the Complainant within 30 days from the date of passing the judgment, failing which the above-mentioned total amount would carry interest @12% p.a. for the default period.

2. The brief facts of the case of the Complainant before the Forum below were that the husband of the Complainant since deceased obtained a Nagarik Suraksha Policy for Rs. 3,00,000 covering the period from 9.12.2005 to 8.12.2007 with personal accident benefit. The husband of the Complainant while returning from Burdwan on 2.2.2006 by train (No. 3011 UP Howrah-Malda Intercity Express) near Sainthia Railway Station fell down from the train and sustained severe injury. The police of Sainthia GRPS with the assistance of the Station Manager removed him to Sainthia BPHC for