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KUMKUM RANI, B. S. MANRAL
Himmat Singh S/o Sh. Nain Singh – Appellant
Versus
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent
ORDER
Kumkum Rani, Judicial Member II—This appeal under Section 15 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 has been directed against judgment and order dated 15.03.2016 passed by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Almora (hereinafter to be referred as the District Commission) in consumer complaint No. 05 of 2016 styled as Sh. Himmat Singh Vs. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., wherein and whereby the complaint was disallowed.
2. The facts giving rise to the appeal, in brief, are as such that the complainant is the owner of the vehicle bearing registration No. UK01-CA-0233 which was insured with the opposite party – insurance company for the period from 30.01.2013 to 29.01.2014 for the sum assured Rs. 3,56,000/-; an accident took place on dated 22.12.2013 in order to save leopard whereas the vehicle in question was being driven by the driver Sh. Rajendra Singh alias Rajan Singh cautiously and in moderate speed. In the said accident, the vehicle in question slipped, rolling down and fell into a deep ditch, resulting to the death of Sh. Anil Nath S/o Sh. Jagdish Nath, who had booked the vehicle in question for taking Piko Machine from Danya to village Siraula. In the said
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