Supreme Court of India
The Branch Manager National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt. Mousumi Bhattacharjee & Ors.
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Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Insurance policy claim – Deficiency of service – Whether death due to malaria occasioned by a mosquito bite in Mozambique constituted a death due to accident – Insurance policy – Cover against accident – The insured was working in Assam and thereafter took employment in Mozambique where he was diagnosed with encephalitis malaria and died due to multi-organ failure – Claim filed by spouse and father of the deceased – Plea of insurer was that death due to malaria caused by a mosquito bite was a result of an infection or disease and was not an accidental death…
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