ORDER :

1. This revision petition is directed against order dated 28.11.2011 passed by the Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thiruvananthapuram in Appeal No. 316/2011 whereby the State Commission dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner/OP Insurance Co. against the order dated 26.10.2010 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ernakulam in consumer complaint No. 228/2007. By its order, the District Forum had allowed the complaint filed by complainant, R-1 herein, and directed the petitioner/OP Insurance Co. to pay a sum of Rs. 1,61,334.34 being the insurance claim together with 9% p.a. interest from the date of complaint till realisation.

2. Respondent No. 1 which is the original complainant in this case, filed a consumer complaint against the petitioner Insurance Company alleging deficiency in service on its part in repudiating the insurance claim preferred by the complainant under the Standard Fire and Special Peril Policy taken by it. As per the allegation, the complainant had purchased Allenger’s C-Arm Mobile Image Intensifier from OP-2/R-2. The machine was manufactured by OP-3/R-3 and OP-4/R-4 was the authorized service centre of R-3.

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