ORDER

Ram Surat Ram Maurya, Presiding Member.—Heard Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Advocate, for Life Insurance Corporation of India and Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra, Advocate, for Vijay Pal Singh, in both the appeals.

2. Life Insurance Corporation of India (the opposite party) (hereinafter referred to as the Insurer) filed First Appeal No. 778 of 2013 and Vijay Pal Singh (the complainant) filed First Appeal No. 297 of 2014, from the order of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission U.P. dated 19.09.2013 passed in Consumer Complaint No. 25 of 2008, whereby the complaint was partly allowed and the Insurer was directed to pay Rs.1600000/- along with interest @ 9% per annum, from 23.05.2008 till the date of payment and Rs.10000/- as costs to the Insured. Both the appeals arise from same order as such they were consolidated and heard together and are decided by a common judgment.

3. FA778/2013 has been filed with delay of 23 days. The appellant has filed IA No.7027 of 2013, for condonation of delay in filing the appeal. It has been stated that after receiving certified copy of the impugned order, it was sent to Zonal Office for granting approval for filing the appeal. After approval, it was sent to Re