Harish Kumar Chadha vs Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. on 7 October, 2013
It was further argued that the policyholder and the Life
Assured, being educated individuals, had signed the proposal form
and customer declaration after being fully informed of the product
name, policy term, premium payment term and benefits, thereby
negating any allegation of mis-selling or coercion. Insurance being a
contract governed by its terms, no relief beyond the policy conditions
could be granted. In the absence of any deficiency in service, the
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directions to refund premium with interest and compensation
amounted to rewriting the contract and were legally unsustainable. He
sought that the findings of State Commission be set aside and relied
on Mohan Lal Benal Vs ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (RP
No. 2870/2012 Decided on 16.10.2012); Harish Kumar Chadha Vs
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Decided on 07.10.2013 in RP No.
3271 of 2013); Shrikant Murlidhar Apte vs. LIC of India, RP no. 634 of
2012 decided on 02.05.2013; Kishor Chandrakant Rathod Vs. The
Managing Director, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd & Anr
(Decided by the NCDRC on 21.05.2014 in RP No.3390 of 2013);
Prema & Ors Vs. LIC of India, IV (2006) CPJ239 (NC); A.V. Cottex
Limited Vs. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, [2017 (2) CPR
696 (NC)]; Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd. V/s Garg
Sons International [2013 (I) Scale410)] in support of his arguments.