Consumer Complaint No. CC/2020/13 Smt. Tuleshwari Sahu Vs.
Uco Bank & Anr. Date of Pronounced on 05 .12.2022 Allowed Page 1 of 7
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02- izdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl izdkj gS fd ifjokfnuh ds ifr ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw us fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 ls dqy&22]90]000@&¼ckbZl yk[k uCcs gtkj :i;s½ dk x`g _.k Lohd`r djk;k Fkk vkSj mDr _.k dh lqj{kk ds fy, fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 us chek izhfe;e jkf'k&53]773-78@&¼frjiu gtkj lkr lkS frgRrj :i;s vBgRrj iSls½ ,deq'r izkIr fd, Fks vkSj chek ikWfylh dzekad&lhlh 000040 tkjh fd;k FkkA twu 2018 esa ifjokfnuh ds ifr dk LokLF; [kjkc gksus ls mls fpfdRlky; esa HkrhZ djk;k x;k vkSj fnukad&04-08- 2018 dks mlds ifr dh e`R;q gks xbZA mDr fnukad dks 20]50]000@&¼chl yk[k ipkl gtkj :i;s½ _.k [kkrs esa cdk;k jkf'k dk Hkqxrku chek 'krksZa ds vuqlkj fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 dks fd;k tkuk FkkA ifjokfnuh }kjk fyf[kr ,oa ekSf[kd lwpuk fn;s tkus ds ckotwn Hkh ifjokfnuh ds nkos dks fujLr dj fn;k x;k blfy, ifjokfnuh us mijksDr mYysf[kr vuqlkj vuqrks"k fnyk;s tkus gsrq ;g ifjokn izLrqr dh gSA
03- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 us vius fyf[kr dFku esa ;g cpko fy;k gS fd fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 }kjk lsok esa fdlh izdkj dh fuEurk ugha dh xbZ gS blfy, fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 fdlh Hkh izdkj dh {kfriwfrZ ds fy, mRrjnk;h ugha gS vkSj ifjokfnuh] fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 ls vuqrks"k ikus dh vf/kdkjh gSA fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 ds fo:} dksbZ Hkh okn dkj.k ugha gS blfy, fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 ds fo:} {kfriwfrZ nkok iks"k.kh; ugha gSA
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04- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 us vius fyf[kr dFku esa ;g cpko fy;k gS fd ifjokfnuh ds ifr us fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 ds lkFk tks vuqca/k fd;k Fkk mlesa mlds }kjk vius iwoZ esfMdy fgLVªh dks fNik;k x;k Fkk vkSj egRoiw.kZ rF;ksa dks fNikdj ikWfylh izkIr fd;k Fkk] tcfd mldk Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus dk iwoZ esa Hkh mipkj gqvk Fkk blfy, fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 us buosLVhxs'ku fjiksVZ ,usD'pj&ts] MkW- fouksn vkgwtk }kjk tkjh MsFk lejh ,usD'pj&,Q] fnukad&05-01-2019 dks jke d`".k ds;j gkWfLiVy }kjk fn, x, lfVZfQdsV ,usD'pj&th ds vkyksd esa chek daiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy, mRrjnk;h ugha gSA
05- ifjokfnuh dh vksj ls vius leFkZu esa Civil Appeal No. 8245/2015 Sulbha Prakash Motegaonkar and others Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of India on 05.10.2015, 2015 SCC OnLine SC 1880, Consumer Case No. 88/2011 Pratibha Bevinal Vs. Metfife India Insurance Co. Ltd. on 07.10.2022 (NC), First Appeal No. 1071/2018 Sucha Singh Vs. Head Branch Office, HDFC Life & Anr. on 21.09.2022 (NC) dk voyacu fy;k gSA
06- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 dh vksj ls vius leFkZu esa Appeal (Civil) No. 8701/1997 Ravneet Singh Bagga Vs. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Anr. on 02.11.1999 (SC), Life Insurance Corporation of....Vs. Smt. G.M. Channabasemma on 06.12.1990 (SC) 1991 ACJ 303, AIR 1991 SC 392, 1991 70 Compcas 634 SC, JT 1991 (5) SC 73, 1990 (2) SCALE 1191, (1991) 1 SCC 357, 1991 (1) UJ 218 SC, Mithoolal Nayak Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of.. on 15.01.1962, 1962 AIR 814, 1962 SCR Supl (2) 571, Civil Appeal No. 2776/2002 Satwant Kaur Sandhu Vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. on 19.07.2009 (SC) dk voyacu fy;k gSA
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07- mHk;i{k ds rdZ ij fopkj fd;k x;k] fyf[kr rdZ ij fopkj fd;k x;k rFkk mHk;i{k }kjk izLrqr 'kiFk&i= ,oa nLrkostksa dk Hkh voyksdu fd;k x;kA 08- bl izdj.k esa ;g Lohd`r rF; gS fd ifjokfnuh ds ifr us fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 ls fnukad&31-10-2017 dks izn'kZ lh&1 ds vuqlkj ?kks"k.kk djrs gq, 22]90]000@&¼ckbZl yk[k uCcs gtkj :Ik;s½ ds x`g _.k ds fy, chek fy;k Fkk vkSj izhfe;e dh jkf'k Hkh Lohdkj dh xbZ gS tks izn'kZ lh&1 ¼4½ ds vuqlkj chfer gSA ;g Hkh Lohd`r vkSj izekf.kr rF; gS fd izn'kZ lh&2 ds e`R;q izek.k&i= ds vuqlkj ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dh e`R;q fnukad&04-08-2018 dks gks pqdh gSA ;g Hkh Lohd`r rF; gS fd izn'kZ lh&1¼3½ ds vuqlkj ifjokfnuh ds ifr e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw ds fy, chek Lohd`r fd;k x;k FkkA ifjokfnuh ds ifr ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw }kjk 25]000@&¼iPphl gtkj :Ik;s½ dh nj ls 07 fd'r ,oa 2]00]000@&¼nks yk[k :i;s½ uxn iVk;k Fkk tks izn'kZ lh&7 ¼1½ ¼2½ ls Li"V gSA
09- ifjokfnuh us vius ifjokn ds leFkZu esa leLr rF;ksa dks mYysf[kr djrs gq, 'kiFk&i= izLrqr dh gS vkSj bl ckr dh Li"V :i ls ?kks"k.kk dh gS fd e`rd ds chek ysus dh frfFk ds iwoZ chekj gksus dh feF;k vk/kkjksa ij nkok fujLr fd;k x;k gSA chek ikWfylh ysus ds iwoZ ifjokfnuh ds ifr dHkh Hkh chekj ugha Fks vkSj iwoZ esa mUgsa dksbZ chekjh ugha FkhA bl rF; dh iqf"V esa eukst dqekj lkgw dk 'kiFk&i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS vkSj blh rF; dh iqf"V dh gSA bl fo"k; ij dksbZ fookn ugha gS fd fnukad&31-10-2017 dks xqM gsYFk dk fMDysjs'ku djrs gq, chek ikWfylh yh xbZ vkSj chek ikWfylh ysrs le; iwoZ chekjh ds ckjs esa dksbZ fMDysjs'ku ugha fd;k x;k vkSj LoLFk gkyr gksus dk mYys[k fd;k x;k gSA
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10- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 ds fo}ku vf/koDrk us MkW- fouksn vkgwtk }kjk fn, x, MsFk lejh ,usD'pj&bZ ¼51½ ,oa ,Q ¼53½] jke d`".k ds;j gkWfLiVy ds lfVZfQdsV fnukad&05-01-2019 ,usD'pj&th] fnukad&17-07-2018 dks ifjokfnuh ds ifr e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dks HkrhZ fd;s tkus vkSj fnukad&05-08-2018 dks e`R;q gksus ds laca/k esa MsFk lejh ,usD'pj&bZ ¼51½ ,oa ,Q ¼53½ izLrqr dh gS] ysfdu bu lc rF;ksa dh tkudkjh e`rd dks chek iziksty QkeZ fn;s tkus ds fnukad&31-10-2017 dks Fkh ;k mls dksbZ chekjh Fkh] ,sls dksbZ mipkj ds nLRkkost ;k fdlh fpfdRld us fnukad&31-10-2017 ds iwoZ mldk mipkj fd;k gks] ,slk dksbZ Hkh nLrkost izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k gSA fnukad&31-10-2017 dks ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dks vius fdlh iwoZ chekjh dk dksbZ Hkku ;k Kku Fkk ;k mlus dksbZ rF; fNik;k gS ,slk dksbZ Hkh rF; izdV ugha gksrk gSA 11- fo:} i{kdkj dzeakd&2 ds fo}ku vf/koDrk us rdZ fd;k gS fd ifjokfnuh ds ifr e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dks ikWfylh ysus ds 5&6 o"kZ iwoZ ls gh Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Empyema Thoracic dh chekjh Fkh ftls ikWfylh ysus ds le; fNik;k x;kA ifjokfnuh us MkWDVj fouksn vkgwtk }kjk fn, x, izek.k&i= ,usD'pj lh&15 izLrqr dj ;g Li"V fd;k gS fd MkW- fouksn vkgwtk us ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dks 5&6 o"kZ iwoZ ls chekjh gksuk mYysf[kr fd;k Fkk og =qfVo'k gS vkSj MkW- fouksn vkgwtk us mls 5&6 o"kZ u gksdj 5&6 ekg gksuk crk;k gSA iwoZ esa mipkj ds laca/k esa dksbZ nLrkost ugha gS u gh fpfdRlh; izek.k&i= gS] u gh dksbZ fizfLdzI'ku gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw us fnukad&31-10-2017 dks vius LokLF; laca/kh egRoiw.kZ rF;ksa dks fNikdj chek ikWfylh yh gS] ,slk dksbZ rF; izdV ugha gksrk gSA
12- izn'kZ lh&13 ds vuqlkj ifjokfnuh ds ifr dh e`R;q ds dkj.k nkos dks egRoiw.kZ rF;ksa dks ?kks"k.kk ugha fd;s tkus ds vk/kkj ij fujLr fd;k x;k gSA
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mijksDrkuqlkj dh xbZ lk{; foospuk vkSj nLrkostksa ls ,slk dksbZ Hkh rF; izdV ugha gksrk gS fd fnukad&31-10-2017 ds iwoZ e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw us viuk dHkh dksbZ mipkj djk;k gS ;k fdlh fpfdRld us mipkj fd;k gS ;k dksbZ fizfLdzI'ku fy[kk gS vkSj u gh dksbZ dksbZ fpfdRlh; lk{; gS blfy, egRoiw.kZ rF;ksa dks ikWfylh fy;s tkus ds fnu fNik;k x;k Fkk ,slk izekf.kr ugha gksrk gSA 13- fnukad&31-10-2017 dks e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dks ,slk dksbZ Kkr Fkk fd mls Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Empyema Thoracic tSlk fd ,usD'pj&bZ ¼52½ esa mYysf[kr fd;k x;k gS ,oa mipkj ds iwoZ ,usD'pj&bZ ¼43½ esa mYysf[kr OLD PTB WITH EMPYEMA WITH PNEUMOTHORAX WITH BPF S/P LEFT UPPER LOBE LOBECTOMY ON 05.07.2018 gksuk mls Kkr Fkk ,slk Hkh izdV ugha gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa miyC/k laiw.kZ lk{; vkSj nLrkostksa ds ifj'khyu ls ,slk dksbZ Hkh rF; izdV ugha gksrk gS fd e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw us ikWfylh fy;s tkus ds iwoZ vius ?kks"k.kk&i= esa egRoiw.kZ rF;ksa dks fNik;k ;k feF;k nqO;Zins'ku fd;k gksA fnukad&31-10-2017 dks chek fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj fnukad&04-08-2018 dks chfer O;fDr ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw dh e`R;q dkfjr gqbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa bl iwjh vof/k esa e`rd iw.kZr% LoLFk FkkA mldk fnukad&31-10- 2017 ds iwoZ dHkh dksbZ mipkj gqvk gks ,slk dksbZ rF; izekf.kr ugha gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa tks rF; Lo;a e`rd ds Kku esa ugha gS mlds laca/k eas fdlh izdkj dh ?kks"k.kk dh tkos ;k rF;ksa dks O;Dr fd;k tkos] ,slh vis{kk ugha dh tk ldrhA ,slk dksbZ lk{; ugha gS ftlls ;g Li"V gks fd e`rd us lafonk vf/kfu;e] 1872 dh /kkjk&17 ,oa 18 ds rgr diV ;k nqO;Zins'ku fd;k gksA e`rd ;ksxs'k dqekj lkgw us iziksty ,oa fMDysjs'ku QkeZ esa fdlh Hkh egRoiw.kZ rF;ksa dks ugha fNik;k gSA
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14- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 }kjk izLrqr U;k; n`"Vkar bl izdj.k ds rF;ksa ls fHkUu gksus ds dkj.k mudk ykHk mls ugha fn;k tk ldrkA 15- mijksDr laiw.kZ foospuk ds izdk'k esa ge ifjokfnuh dk ifjokn vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj djrs gSa ,oa vknsf'kr djrs gSa fd%&
1- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2] fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 dks e`rd dh leLr cdk;k _.k jkf'k cSad ds laiw.kZ C;kt lfgr vkt fnukad ls 01 ekg ds Hkhrj Hkqxrku djsxkA
2- ;fn e`R;q i'pkr~ ifjokfnuh us dksbZ _.k fd'r dk Hkqxrku fd;k gks rks og okil izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gksxh ftldk Hkqxrku fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2] ifjokfnuh dks djsxkA
3- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2 }kjk fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 dks laiw.kZ cdk;k _.k jkf'k C;kt lfgr Hkqxrku djus ds i'pkr~ fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&1 ifjokfnuh ds i{k esa uks M~;wt izek.k&i= tkjh djsxkA 4- fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2] ifjokfnuh dks ekufld larki ds fy, 50]000@&¼ipkl gtkj :i;s½ rFkk okn O;; ds :i esa 10]000@&¼nl gtkj :i;s½ Hkqxrku djsxkA
5- ;fn ikWfylh ds varxZr vU; dksbZ ykHk ifjokfnuh izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gksxh rks fo:} i{kdkj dzekad&2] ifjokfnuh dks og Hkh iznku djsxkA
¼ U;k;ewfrZ xkSre pkSjfM+;k ½ ¼ Jherh :fp xks;y ½ ¼ izeksn dqekj oekZ ½ v/;{k lnL; lnL;
Pronounced on-05 December 2022
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