For grant of such interest, the District Forum relied on the decision of this Court in Harshad J. Shah v. L.I.C. of India 1997 5 SCC 64.
An appeal was filed by the LIC before the Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission companytending that it was number liable to pay interest from the date of receipt of the premiums, and the decision in Harshad J. Shah supra did number require payment of such interest.
The said order is challenged in this appeal.
K. Thankachan died on 5.12.1997 and his widow numberinee the respondent herein made a claim for payment of the amount under the policy, by letter dated 1.1.1968.
