Date of filing :02.04.2019 Date of order :25.02.2026 MAHARASHTRA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION,MUMBAI, BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

COMPLAINT CASE NO.: 16 OF 2019 Vinod s/o Digambar Pastapure, Complainant R/o Risala Bazar, Hingoli, (Adv.V.R.Jain)

Tq. & Dist. Hingoli.

VERSUS

1. The Assistant Director of Postal Respondent No.1to3 Services, India Post, Post Master General, (Adv. A.N.Patale)

Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad.

2. Superintendant of Post Office, Parbhani Division, Parbhani, 3. The Post Master (Grade-II)

Hingoli, MDG-431513.

CORAM : Milind.S.Sonawane, Hon’ble Presiding Member.

Nagesh C.Kumbre, Hon’ble Member.

J U D G M E N T

(Delivered on 25/02/2026)

Per Milind S.Sonawane, Hon’ble Presiding Member.

This is the complaint filed under S.17 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 (‘C.P.Act’ for short).

2. The brief of facts of the complaint are that, the wife of the complainant namely Sanjivani Mallikarjun Kurle (hereinafter ‘insured’ for short) took the Postal Life Insurance from the opponents. The policy number was 0000000134358. The sum insured was Rs.20 Lakh. The nominee to the said policy was the complainant himself. Before the opponents issued the said policy the proposal form was fi