Chandigarh, April 13 -- The district consumer disputes redressal commission-I has directed HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited to pay over Rs.1.17 crore, along with interest, to a Sector-21 resident, whose husband had died of Covid-19 in 2021, ruling that the insurer had wrongly rejected her claim.

In its order, the commission also held the insurer guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practices.

Complainant Dipti Walia had moved the commission, stating that her husband Daljit Singh Walia had taken a home loan of Rs.1.12 crore from HDFC Ltd in October 2020 for a property in Ludhiana. As per the loan conditions, he was required to purchase a term insurance policy from HDFC Life Insurance, for which a premium of over Rs.4 lakh ...