DINESH SINGH, KARUNA NAND BAJPAYEE
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Gupta Book Palace – Respondent
ORDER
This revision petition has been filed under section 21(b) of the Act 1986 in challenge to the Order dated 21.11.2011 of the State Commission in appeals no. 1051 and no. 1171 of 2009 arising out of the Order dated 03.06.2009 of the District Commission in complaint no. 566 of 2005.
2. We heard arguments from the learned counsel for the insurance co. (the petitioner herein) and for the complainant firm (the respondent herein), and also perused the record including inter alia the Order dated 03.06.2009 of the District Commission, the impugned Order dated 21.11.2011 of the State Commission and the petition.
3. The matter essentially relates to the (correct) assessment of loss in respect of the insurance claim in question.
Briefly, the complainant firm took an insurance policy from the insurance co. for sum insured of Rs. 20 lakh. The premium was paid. The policy was valid. During the subsistence of the policy an incident of fire took place in the insured premises.
The insurance co. settled the claim at Rs. 3,66,576/-, principally on the basis of its surveyor’s report.
The complainant firm was dissatisfied with the quantum allowed and filed a complaint.
The District Commission in i
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