Date of filing: 11.04.2019
Date of disposal: 31.01.2023
DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION
THIRUVALLUR
BEFORE TMT. Dr.S.M. LATHA MAHESWARI, M.A.,M.L, Ph.D (Law) .…. PRESIDENT
THIRU.P.MURUGAN,M.Com.ICWA(Inter),B.L., ....MEMBER-II
RBT/CC. No.80/2022
THIS TUESDAY, THE 31st DAY OF JANUARY 2023
(CC.No.71/2019 sent from DCDRC, Chennai North)
Pon Ponnusamy, S/o.Ponnusamy,
No.501/72, FICUS Grove Chaitanya Apartments,
Janaki Avenue,
M.R.C.Nagar, Chennai 600 028. ……Complainant.
//Vs//
1.M/s.Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited,
Rep. by its Managing Director,
Ground Floor, Srinilaya – Cyber Spazio,
Road No.2, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad 500 034, Telangana.
2.Designated Grievance Officer,
M/s.Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited,
Old No.319, New No.4, Valluvar Kottam High Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034. .......Opposite parties.
This complaint has been filed before DCDRC, Chennai (North) as CC.No.71/2019 and transferred to this commission by the order of the Hon’ble State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai and taken on file as CC.No.80/2022.
The complaint was filed by the complainant under section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 alleging deficiency in service against the opposite parties in repudiating the medical claim along with a prayer to direct the opposite parties to pay a sum of Rs.64,811/- towards hospital bills paid by the complainant with bank interest from the date of rejection of claim request and to pay a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- towards compensation for the mental agony and hardship caused to the complainant due to the deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties.
No representation for complainant inspite of service of notice. Sufficient opportunities given to the complainant to amend the cause title and for appearance on 21.07.2022, 16.08.2022, 27.08.2022, 20.09.2022, 07.10.2022, 19.10.2022, 08.11.2022, 28.11.2022, 13.12.2022, 02.01.2023, 18.01.2023 and on 31.01.2023. In spite of the same, complainant failed to appear and prosecute the case. Hence, this commission is of the view that no purpose in keeping the complaint on file. Hence the consumer complaint is dismissed for non prosecution. No cost.
This order was pronounced by us in the open Commission on this 31st January 2023.
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MEMBER-II PRESIDENT