Sujata Samanta v. Insurance Ombudsman and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Insurance Ombudsman award (IO/KOL/A/LI/0425/2024-2025, 09.07.2024) set aside; IRDAI Regulations 2019 prospective vs Regulations 2013 for 2018 policy; Regulation 21 refund on surrender value; Regulation 47(b)(i) applied by authorities at page 50 of writ petition; mechanical rejection by respondent no. 1; fresh consideration ordered by 15.03.2026 with petitioner's representative; WPA 29681 of 2024; Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.; writ petition disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the aforestated directions: award of respondent no. 1 dated July 9, 2024 set aside; respondent no. 1 to revisit the matter afresh in light of the page-50 admission regarding applicability of the IRDAI Regulations, 2019, deciding by March 15, 2026 in the presence of the petitioner's representative after adequate prior notice of hearing; no order as to costs.