RAJESH BINDAL, SINDHU SHARMA
Oriental Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
J&K State Consumer Redressal Commission – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rajesh Bindal, J.
1. Insurance Company has filed the present writ petition challenging the order dated 01.09.2015 passed by the Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jammu, (for short 'the State Commission') vide which the appeal bearing No. 3622/2014, titled as Surjeet Singh Khorana vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., preferred by the respondent No. 3, was accepted and compensation of Rs. 2.25 lakhs was awarded.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that complaint was filed by respondent No. 3 before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Jammu (for short 'the District Forum') on 12.02.2009, claiming compensation for damage to the vehicle bearing registration No. JK02U-0505, in an accident. The complainant submitted that the vehicle was insured for a sum of Rs. 3.50 lakhs, with validity from 16.11.2006 to 15.11.2007. When the vehicle was on way from Jammu to Ramban, it met with an accident on 12.03.2007 near Nashri (District Ramban). FIR No. 19/2007 was registered for the accident on the same day. Even the petitioner/insurance
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