Oriental Insurance Company Limited VS Anand Singh Dhaila

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KUMKUM RANI, B. S. MANRAL
Oriental Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Anand Singh Dhaila – Respondent

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellant:Sh. Suresh Gautam, Advocate
For the Respondent: None

ORDER

Kumkum Rani, President—This appeal has been directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 01.08.2017 passed by learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Nainital (hereinafter to be referred as “The District Commission”) in consumer complaint No. 45 of 2015, styled as Sh. Anand Singh Dhaila Vs. Oriental Insurance Company Limited, wherein and whereby the consumer complaint was allowed and the appellant/opposite party was directed to pay compensation of Rs. 2,71,000/- to respondent/complainant together with interest @6% p.a. from the date of filing of the consumer complaint till actual payment as well as Rs. 5,000/- towards litigation expenses.

2. The facts giving rise to the present appeal, in brief, are, as such that the respondent/complainant was the registered owner of vehicle bearing registration No. UA04-B-2628. The permit of the vehicle was valid upto 26.03.2015 and the vehicle was being plied on all the routes of Haldwani Zone. The subject vehicle was purchased by the complainant for sum of Rs. 9,00,000/-, after taking loan from HDFC Bank. On dated 19.05.2013, an accident took place, when the insured vehicle dashed against a tree. At the time of accide

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