State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Parbatbhai Zaverbhai Rajodiya vs United India Ins. Co. Ltd on 27 April, 2021
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(2) As you have withdrawn your claim by giving your consent through your letter dated............... we are closing your claim - fail as NO CLAIM.
(3) We are closing your claim-file, on account of the following reason.BORICHA A.NO.1375/2014 Page 3 of 8 4
as per letter attached hereto we hereby repudiate our liability and treat the claim as NO CLAIM and absolve ourselves from any further liability arising out of this claim.
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