West Bengal

Bankura

CC/13/2020

Sri Ashis Kumar Ghosh - Complainant(s)

Versus

Inspector-in-Charge, Bankura Sadar Police Station - Opp.Party(s)

Self

11 Apr 2023

ORDER

    IN    THE   DISTRICT   CONSUMER   DISPUTES   REDRESSAL COMMISSION BANKURA

  Consumer Complaint No. 13/2020

Date of Filing: 20.02.2020

Before:                                        

1. Samiran Dutta                              Ld. President.      

2. Rina Mukherjee                          Ld. Member. 

3. Siddhartha Sankar Bhui            Ld. Member.

 

For the Complainant:  Self

For the O.P.Ld. Advocate Ashim Kumar Mandal

 

Complainant  

Sri Ashis Kumar Ghosh, S/o Late Aditya Gopal Ghosh, Resident of Bhadul, Post Office – Bhadul, Police Station & District – Bankura, West Bengal, Pin – 722107.

 

Opposite Party          

1) Inspector-in-Charge, Bankura Sadar Police Station, Post Office – Bankura, Police Station & District – Bankura, West Bengal, Pin - 722101.

2) The I.C / Officer-in-Charge, Bishtupur Police Station, Bishtupur Main Road, Regal Chowk Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Pin – 831001.

3) The Branch Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Bankura Branch, Natunchati, Post & District – Bankura, Pin – 722101, West Bengal.

 

FINAL ORDER / JUDGEMENT  

Order No.22

Dated:11-04-2023

The complainant is present personally by filing hazira.

Step is taken on behalf of O.P. No.3 / LICI through Ld. Advocate Ashim Kumar Mandal by filing official email copy dated: 10-04-2023 issued by Manager (L & HPF)/Admn. Officer (L&HPF), Asansol Divisional Office.

It appears from the record that by the previous order dated: 09-02-2023 liberty was given to the LICI for settlement of the case on the basis of available documents and the copy of the said order was served upon the Advocate for the LICI Shri Ashim Kumar Mandal for taking up the matter with the concerned authority.

Accordingly concerned LICI authority with reference to the above mentioned Order of this Commission has approved Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only as lumpsum ex-gratia payment towards compromise against the settlement of Death Accident Benefit (DAB) in favour of the Nominee sri Ashis Kr. Ghosh/Complainant  under the Policy No.466486942 as a special case subject to furnishing consent from the complainant as is evident from the aforesaid email copy.

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The complainant Sri Ashis Kr. Ghosh has submitted an application in response to the aforesaid approval giving his consent for settlement of DAB claim at Rs.50,000/- as approved by the competent authority.

In view of voluntary offer and acceptance by and between the parties regarding the settlement of DAB claim the Commission has to endorse the same in the interest of justice.

Hence it is ordered…….

That the case is disposed of on full and final settlement in the light of above observation.

The complainant may furnish necessary documents to the concerned authority as and when required for disposal and disbursement of the claim.

Both parties be supplied copy of this Order free of cost.  

 

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