Chandigarh, May 3 -- The district consumer disputes redressal commission-II, has directed IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited to pay Rs.1.8 lakh along with interest and compensation to a Delhi resident after holding that the insurer had wrongly repudiated his motor insurance claim on the ground that the vehicle was allegedly "de-registered".

The order was passed in a complaint filed by Raminder Singh Khalsa, owner of a Fiat "Linea" car insured under a comprehensive policy issued by the company for the period between March 2, 2022 and March 1, 2023. The vehicle carried an insured declared value (IDV) of Rs.1.8 lakh.

According to the complaint, the accident took place on February 6, 2023, when Khalsa was driving on the Mohali-Zi...