DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION: NORTH-WEST
GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI
CSC-BLOCK-C, POCKET-C, SHALIMAR BAGH, DELHI-110088.
Case No.CC.348/2021 Dated:
In the matter of:
Mohammad Ishak,
S/o Ali Chand,
H.No.173, West Distt.
Viilage & Post -Hiran Kudna,
Delhi-110041. ……..Complainant
VERSUS
- M/s. ICICI Lombard Gen. Ins. Co. Ltd.,
Through its MD/CEO/Chairman
- Branch Office : Space No.315, 3rd Floor,
Plot No.4, Aggarwal City Mall Road No.44,
AD Block, Dakshini Pitampura, Delhi-110034.
- Head Office : ICICI Lombard House, 414,
Veer Savarkar Marg, Near Siddhivinayak Mandir,
Prabha Devi, Mumbai-400025.
- Mr. Bhargav Das Gupta-MD & CEO
M/s. ICICI Lombard Gen. Ins. Co. Ltd.
Head Office : ICICI Lombard House-414,
Veer Savarkar Marg, Near Siddhivinayak Mandir,
Prabha Devi, Mumbai-400025.Opposite Parties
ARUN KUMAR ARYA, PRESIDENT
ORDER
- The complainant has filed the present complaint against the OPs under section 35 of Consumer Protection Act, 2019. Arguments on the admissibility of the complaint on the point of territorial jurisdiction heard. It is submitted that complainant is residing at Village & Post -Hiran Kudna, Delhi. The OP Insurance Co. works for gain within the territorial jurisdiction of this Forum. It is further submitted that cause of action also arose within the jurisdiction of this District Forum. Hence, the present Forum has the jurisdiction to entertain this complaint.
- We have perused the record, it is found that the policy in question bears the postal address of IL Health Care, ICICI Lombard Healthcare ICICI Bank Tower, Plot No.12, Financial District, Nankaran Guda, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. The offices of the OP mentioned in the array of parties at point 1A as well as B does not fall within the territorial jurisdiction of this Commission. The branch office mentioned at point A in the array of parties does not attribute any cause of action. Even policy was not issued from this office. So far as the residence of complainant is concerned, it also does not fall with the territorial jurisdiction of this Commission. Hence, neither the address of complainant nor the OP even no cause of action has arosen within the territorial jurisdiction of this District Commission
- In view of the above discussion, we are of the considered opinion that this District Commission does not have territorial jurisdiction to entertain and adjudicate the present complaint. The complaint is, therefore, directed to be returned to the complainant along with all annexures against receipt.
Copy of the order may be forwarded to the complainant to the case free of cost as statutorily required. The orders be uploaded on www.confonet.nic.in. File be consigned to Record Room.
Announced in open Forum on _____________.
(ARUN KUMAR ARYA)
PRESIDENT
(NIPUR CHANDNA) (R C MEENA)
MEMBER MEMBER
