Punjab

Fatehgarh Sahib

RBT/CC/1215/2018

Surinder Singh - Complainant(s)

Versus

Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company Limted - Opp.Party(s)

Kulwinder singh

14 Mar 2022

ORDER

 

DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, FATEHGARH SAHIB.

                                                                    Complaint No. 1215 of 2018

                                                                   Date of Institution: 27.11.2018

                                                                   Date of Decision: 14.03.2022

Surinder Singh S/o Sh. Santokh Singh, R/o H No.4045, Sector 68, Mohali, 160062.

                                                                                       …………....Complainant

                                                Versus

1. Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office, SCF 40-41, Phase-V, Mohali, 160059.
2. Safeway Insurance TPA Pvt. Ltd, SCO 67 Cabin No.33, Ranjan Plaza, Ambala Chandigarh Highway, Zirakpur (Mohali), 160603.

 

..………....... Opposite Parties

Complaint under Section 12/14 of Consumer Protection Act

Quorum

Sh. Pushvinder Singh, President

Sh. Manjit Singh Bhinder, Member

Ms. Shivani Bhargava, Member

 

Present: Sh. Kulwinder Singh, counsel for the Complainant.

      Sh. J.P. Nahar, counsel for the OPs

Order By

Pushvinder Singh, President

 

 

1.                         The complainant filed this complaint for directing the OPs to pay the claim of Rs.60,000/- for the dose of September, 2018 and another claim of Rs.66,183/- for hospitalization on November 23, 2018, and also for the compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- for physical strain and mental agony and also for Rs.25,000/- as cost of litigation.
2.                  Notice of complaint was given to the OPs and OPs appeared through counsel and also filed reply to the complaint and oppose the complaint. However, during the pendency of the complaint the payment of claims of Rs.60,000/- and Rs.66,183/- was made by the OPs to complainant. In this regard Sh. Kulwinder Singh, advocate, counsel for the complainant made statement through video conferencing that the claims as mentioned in the prayer clause, sub-clause A and B (60,000/- & 66,183/-) have already been paid by the OPs. So, he does not press the complaint for such claims. He only claimed the compensation towards the physical strain and mental agony along with cost of litigations.
3.                         We have heard the counsels for the parties and gone through the file.
4.                         The amount of claims have been paid by the OPs during pendency of this complaint and earlier the claims were denied by the OPs. So the complainant had no option except to file this complaint and accordingly we find that the complainant must have suffered the physical and mental agony and he also paid some money towards litigation. Accordingly, this complaint is allowed partly and the OPs are directed to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- to the complainant towards compensation for physical and mental agony and they are also directed to pay a sum of Rs.5000/- towards litigation expenses to the complainant. The compliance of this order be made by the OPs within a period of 60 days on receipt of certified copy of this order. The copy of this order be provided to the complainant and OPs free of cost. The file be return back to the District Consumer Commission, Mohali for consignment.

          Announced:14.03.2022

                                                                            

Pushvinder Singh

President

                                                                                     

 

Shivani Bhargava

                                                                                      Member

                                                                                     

 

 

Manjit Singh Bhinder

                                                                                       Member