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KUMKUM RANI, C. M. SINGH
National Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Sunil Thapa – Respondent
ORDER
Ms. Kumkum Rani, President—This appeal under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 has been directed against judgment and order dated 31.01.2018 passed by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Dehradun (hereinafter to be referred as the District Commission) in consumer complaint No. 196 of 2015 styled as Sh. Sunil Thapa vs. National Insurance Company Ltd., wherein and whereby the complaint was allowed directing the insurance company to pay Rs.1,75,000/- alongwith costs of litigation Rs.10,000/- to the complainant, failing which the complainant shall be entitled to get interest @ 8% per annum from the date of submitting the claim before the Insurance Company till actual payment.
2. The facts giving rise to the present appeal, in brief, are as such that the complainant is the registered owner of the vehicle No. UK07-TA-5752 (hereinafter referred as ‘subject vehicle’) which was insured with the opposite party vide policy No. 461000/31/14/6300004617 for the period commencing from 08.02.2015 to 07.02.2016 for sum insured of Rs.4,18,500/-. An accident of subject vehicle took place on dated 11.02.2015 near Aamwala, Premnagar, Dehradun, information thereof w
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