Jaina Construction Co. vs. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. (SC)

Consumer Claim–Theft of Vehicle–Repudiation of claim on the ground of delay–FIR was lodged promptly–Police arrested the accused and filed the challan–It was not the case of the Insurance Company that the claim was not genuine–Held, the Insurance Company could not have repudiated the claim merely on the ground of delay in intimating it about the occurrence of theft–Impugned order of NCDRC deserves to be set aside.