Insurer to pay Rs 4.25 lakh for rejecting claim

Amar Ujala · 4 Nov, 10:29 am · Chamba

What?

The consumer commission ordered an insurance company to pay compensation to a deceased's mother.

Who?

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Chamba

Whom?

Pushpa Devi

Whose?

The New India Assurance Company Limited

Where?

Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

When?

4 November 2026

Why?

For wrongfully rejecting the vehicle insurance claim after the owner's death in a road accident

Which?

Vehicle insurance claim

How?

Ordered payment after finding discrepancies in the post-mortem and forensic reports.