Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12, 2(1)(g), 24A -- Insurance - Theft of vehicle - Delay of 8 days in informing Insurance Company - If reason for delay in making claim is satisfactorily explained, such a claim cannot be rejected on the ground of delay...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12, 2(1)(g), 24A -- Insurance - Theft of vehicle - Delay of 8 days in informing Insurance Company - Condition regarding delay shall not be a shelter to repudiate the insurance claims which have been otherwise proved to be genuine...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12, 2(1)(g), 24A -- Insurance - Theft of vehicle - Delay of 8 days in informing Insurance Company - Rejection of claim has to be based on valid grounds - Rejection of claims on purely technical grounds in a mechanical manner will result in loss of confidence of policy-holders in the insurance industry - If reason for delay in making a..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Limitation - Loss or damage of insured goods - Insurer caused delay in settlement of consumer's claim - Held, limitation cannot be strictly construed where a supplier of goods or services caused delay in the settlement of consumer's claim...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Complaint - Bar of limitation - Insurance claim - Cause of action accrued in 6.8.1992, when due to heavy rain, loss and damage occurred to goods of insured - Insured lodged a claim with National Insurance on the very next day - However, National Insurance itself took more than two years in surveying or causing a survey of loss..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 14(1)(d) -- Deficiency of services - Compensation - Plot - Allotment of plot - Delay in delivery of possession - Compensation towards escalation in cost of construction - Allotment of plot in 1989 but possession given in 2000 - Construction started in 2006 - Award of Rs.15 lakhs towards escalation in the cost of construction as..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12 -- Revision - Delay - Condonation - Explanation - Delay of 230 days in filing revision explained by bank that bank had to seek permission to file revision as matter had to be processed at various levels - Cannot be said not sufficiently explained for the purpose of condonation of delay - Delay condoned...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Appeal - National Commission dismissed revision petition on the ground of delay of 139 days without examining the sufficient and good cause shown in the application for condonation of delay - Order of National Commission set aside - Case remitted to be examined on merits by National Commission -..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A, 12 -- Limitation - A complaint not within time cannot be admitted by Consumer Forum unless complainant is able to show that he had sufficient cause for not filing complaint within the prescribed period and the concerned forum records reasons for condoning the delay...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A, 12 -- Condonation of delay - Delay on count of earlier fling civil suit, writ petition and special leave petition - Complainant not well educated and she throughout relied upon legal advice tendered to her - It can reasonably be presumed that substantial time was consumed in availing remedies earlier - No material produced to..........
