The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (East), Delhi held Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd. liable for deficiency in service after wrongly rejecting Anuradha Narang’s health insurance claim, ruling that incidental diagnoses cannot justify denial when treatment was for a covered illness.
The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the question of whether insurance companies must pay no-fault compensation under Section 163A of the MV Act for the vehicle owner’s death, even without a third-party claim. The case arose from a minor’s plea after losing her parents in a solo accident.
Thane, May 12 – The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane district of Maharashtra has ordered a compensation of Rs 22.3 lakh to be paid to five members of a family who were badly injured in a road accident that took place in November 2018 on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway. The order was passed by MACT Member S N Shah on May 3, and a copy of the judgment was made available on Monday.
