sc I cBl 129 I A12286l2Ot6 Date of Filing : 15.09.2016 Date of DisPosal ²⁴ .03.2026 :

BEFORE THE KARNATAKA ^{STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES} REDRESSAL COMMI SION, KALBURGI CIRCUIT BENCH TED HE2 TH Y F H PRE ENT HON,BLE MT JUSTICE T G SHIVASHANKARE ^GOWDAI PRESIDENT HON,BLE MTS DIVYASHREE ^{M: LADY MEMBER} sc / cBL / 29 I Al 22a6 I ^2OL6 The Branch Manager Life Insurance Corporation of ^India Branch Basavakalyan Basavakalyan Taluk Bidar District Represented by its Manager (Legal & HPF)

Life Insurance Corporation of India Divisional Office-I, J C ^Road Appellant Bengaluru-560 002 (By Mr Uday P Honguntikar, Advocate)

-Versus-

Smt. Kalawathi W/o Late Sidramappa Mahajan Aged 60 ^years Occ: Household R/o Biradar Colony Basavakalyan Taluk Respondent Bidar District (By Mr Santhosh S Nagarale, Advocate)

sc I cBt /2e I Al2286l2Ot6 : ORAL ORDER :

PER: Mr JUSTICE T G SHMSHANKARE GOWDA:

PRESIDENT This Appeal is filed U/S 19 (read as 15) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 by Opposite parties (in short the OP) challenging the Order dated 27.07.2Ot6 passed in Consumer Complaint No.48/2015 by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bidar (in short 'Distrlct Commission').

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The Appellant was the OP and the Res