STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION UTTARAKHAND, DEHRADUN Date of Institution: 03.03.2014 Date of Final Hearing: 22.09.2022 Date of Pronouncement: 31.10.2022 First Appeal No. 20 / 2014

1. The New India Insurance Company Limited Divisional Office, Haldwani, District Nainital Through The New India Insurance Company Limited Regional Office, Niranjanpur, Dehradun Through its Deputy Manager

2. The New India Insurance Company Limited Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar (Through: Smt. Anjali Gusain, Advocate)

…..Appellants VERSUS Sh. Kishan Lal Malhotra S/o Late Sh. Gurdittamal Malhotra R/o Village Khurpataal, District Nainital At present R/o Malhotra Bus Service, Moradabad Road, Kashipur District Udham Singh Nagar (Through: Sh. Shashwat Aggarwal & Sh. Vaibhav Singh, Advocate)

…..Respondent Coram:

Ms. Kumkum Rani, Judicial Member II Mr. B.S. Manral, Member

ORDER

(Per: Ms. Kumkum Rani, Judicial Member II):

This appeal has been directed against the judgment and order dated

01.01.2014 passed by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Udham Singh Nagar (hereinafter to be referred as the District Commission) in consumer complaint No. 05 of 2007 styled as Kishan Lal Malhotra V