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Ashish Patel v. Go Digit General Insurance Limited Though Manager and Others

Delhi HC8 Jul 2025W.P.(C)/9308/2025

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Delhi High Court writ petition dismissed: grievance against private car dealer (Vipul Motors, Respondent No.2) for failure to complete vehicle registration and consequent repudiation of insurance claim by Go Digit (Respondent No.1) not maintainable under Articles 226/227; private entity not amenable to writ jurisdiction; remedy lies elsewhere in accordance with law. Coram: Vikas Mahajan J. Date: 08.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Vipul Motors (Respondent No.2) is a private entity — it is not a State or an instrumentality of State, cannot be called a public body discharging public duty, and its functions are not akin to governmental functions; therefore it is not amenable to the writ jurisdiction of this Court, and the petitioner's remedy lies elsewhere, to be availed in accordance with law. ¶18

Ashish Patel Vs Go Digit General Insurance Limited… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

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$~76

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 9308/2025 ASHISH PATEL .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Narendra Mishra, Advocate

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versus GO DIGIT GENERAL INSURANCE LIMITED THOUGH MANAGER AND OTHERS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Francis Fernandes and Mr. Shubham Agarwal, Advocates for R-1 Mr.Viplav Acharaya, SPC for R- 3/UOI

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

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O R D E R % 08.07.2025

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The present petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:

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“ a) Direct the Respondent No 2 for R1 to allow the claim No 202500286134 under policy No D189104950 of accident DMY474971 Maruti Suzuki Fronx (Annexure P12) b) Direct the Respondent No 3 for R2 to pay all litigation charges and petitioner allow the claim No 202500286134 under policy No D189104950 of accident DMY474971 Maruti Suzuki.

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c) Pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

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The case set out by the petitioner in the present petition is that the petitioner had purchased a Maruti Fronx ISS DELTA + 1.2L 5MT ESP (Pearl Arctic White) from Respondent No.2/Vipul Motors. The Respondent No.2 accepted full payment for the vehicle, including RTO registration amounts, but failed to complete the permanent registration process within

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/07/2025 at 12:47:46

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stipulated time, leaving the petitioner’s vehicle with only temporary registration.

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The petitioner had also paid an amount of Rs. 23,730/- towards the insurance of the vehicle and further paid the requisite amount for RTO. The insurance was obtained from the Respondent No.1, Go Digit General Insurance Limited.

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After purchasing the car, the petitioner drove the vehicle to Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. The vehicle met with an accident enroute to Rewa. The Go Digit surveyor and Loss assessor report indicates that the claim is not tenable due to the unregistered vehicle at the time of the accident.

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On a query posed by the Court, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly concedes that the grievance articulated by the petitioner is against respondent No.2 i.e. Vipul Motors, who according to the petitioner committed negligence and deficiency in service.

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In the above factual backdrop, this Court is of the view that Vipul Motors is a private entity, and it is not a State or an instrumentality of State. Also, it cannot be called a public body discharging public duty, nor functions of Vipul Motors are akin to Governmental functions. That being the position, Vipul Motors is not amenable to writ jurisdiction of this Court. The petitioner’s remedy lies elsewhere, which petitioner may avail in accordance with law.

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In view of the above, the petition is dismissed.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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JULY 8, 2025/SV

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/07/2025 at 12:47:46

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