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Mrs K.S Laxmi filed a consumer case on 09 Apr 2021 against The General Manager, Reliance General Insurance in the Rayagada Consumer Court. The case no is CC/80/2020 and the judgment uploaded on 29 Jul 2021.
DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, RAYAGADA,
STATE: ODISHA.
C.C. case No. 80 of 2020. Date. 9.4.2021
P R E S E N T .
Sri Gadadhara Sahu, President.
Smt. Padmalaya Mishra, Member.
Mrs. K.S.Laxmi, W/O Sri Kasturi Sanyasi Raju, Near Ring Road, Cooperative Colony, 2nd. lane, Po/ Dist: Rayagada, State:Odisha, Cell No. 9692971903.
Bearing claim No. 201200045558 vide policy No.766892028451000001.
… Complainant.
Versus.
The General Manager, Reliance General Insurance, Krishe Block, Krishe Sapphire,
No. 1-89/3/B/40 to 42/KS/301, 3rd. floor, Madhapur, Hydrabad- Telangana State-500081. .…. Opposite parties
Counsel for the parties:
For the complainant: - Self..
For the O.Ps :- Set exparte.
J u d g e m e n t.
The present disputes arises out of the complaint petition filed by the above named complainant alleging deficiency in service against afore mentioned O.Ps for non payment a sum of Rs. 1,38,304/- towards medi claim. The brief facts of the case are summaried here under .
On being noticed the O.Ps. neither entering in to appear before the forum nor filed their written version inspite of more than 3 adjournments has been given to them. Complainant consequently filed his memo and prayer to set exparte of the O.Ps. Observing lapses of around 4 months for which the objectives of the legislature of the C.P. Act going to be destroyed to the prejudice of the interest of the complainant. Hence after hearing the counsel for the complainant set the case exparte against the O.Ps. The action of the O.Ps is against the principles of natural justice as envisaged in the C.P. Act. Hence the O.P. was set exparte as the statutory period for filing of written version was over to close the case with in the time frame permitted by the C.P. Act.
Heard from the complainant. Perused the record filed by the parties.
Findings.
During the exparte hearing the complainant examined himself and proved the payment of the money to the Medical store, and Amrutha Hospitals, Rajam, Andhrapradesh state which is marked as Annexure-I to Annexure-Viii. The complainant also filed policy bond i.e. Reliance Wealth + health plan (Regular) which is marked as Annexure-9. The complainant also filed all the prescriptions, Testing reports and corresponding letters between the parties relating to the Covid- 19 treatment made by the Doctor. The complainant also argued due to non reimbursement of the above money he suffered a lot of financial trouble and mental agony. The complainant prays the forum as the O.Ps have not heard any grievance of the complainant till date so the O.Ps be directed to reimburse the amount a sum of Rs. 1,38,304/- as the complainant treated covid-19 treatment in the above hospital.
After carefully examining the evidence on record, we find no cogent reason to disbelieve or discard the evidence already adduced by the complainant. The documentary evidence tendered by the complainant clearly tends support and absolute corroboration to the evidence.
In absence of any rebuttal materials from the side of O.Ps there is no reason to disbelieve the evidence put forth by the complainant before the forum whose evidence suffers from no infirmity. The evidence adduced by the complainant clearly leads us to arrive at a just conclusion that there is not only deficiency in service but also negligence on the part of the O.Ps in not reimbursing the amounts a sum of Rs. 1,38,304/- to the complainant towards medi claim as per the provisions laid down under section-39 of the C.P. Act,2019.
On careful analysis of the evidence on record both oral and documentary, we are clearly of the opinion that inspite of doing the needful, the O.Ps are failed to redress the grievances of the complaint which amounts to deficiency in service as a result the complainant was constrained to file this complaint before the forum claiming the relief as sought for. In that view of the matter the O.Ps jointly and severally liable.
On perusal of the record this District Commision found the O.Ps have continuously received the premium from the complainant with the above assurance but when the claim is placed for such reimbursement towards Medi claim as per policy condition they are avoiding the same and as such it is a deficiency of service and they have never intended to extend such benefit to the consumers and with false representation they are continuing the policy and policy named as given Reliance wealth + Health plan (regular) policy. While the policy is in force repudiation of Medi claim by the O.Ps with out any cogent reason is an unfair trade practice and causing financial hard ship and mental agony to the complainant and this policy is only intended to collect the premium and not to pay back the same at the event admitted/accepted by the policy bond.
Not responding to the grievance of a genuine consumer amounts to deficiency in service and in that line we hold that all the parties are jointly and severally liable.
Hence to meet the ends of justice, the following order is passed.
ORDER.
In resultant the complaint petition is hereby allowed in part on exparte against the O.Ps
The O.Ps are ordered to reimburse the amount a sum of Rs. 1,38,304/- towards Medi claim (As per bill issued by the hospital authority) inter alia Rs.5,000/- towards mental agony and cost of litigation to the complainant . We therefore issued a “Cease and Desist” order against the O.Ps directing him to stop such a practice forthwith and not to repeat in future.
The O.Ps are ordered to comply the above direction within one month from the date of receipt of this order. Service the copies of the order to the parties free of cost.
Dictated and corrected by me
Pronounced on this 9th. day of April, 2021.
MEMBER. PRESIDENT
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