Mohali, May 25 -- The district consumer disputes redressal commission, Mohali, has directed United India Insurance Company Limited to reimburse over Rs.2.44 lakh to a Mohali resident after holding that the rejection of her vehicle insurance claim amounted to deficiency in service.

The complainant, Ritu Saini, a resident of Phase 4, Mohali, had approached the commission after the insurance company repudiated her claim following an accident involving her car in April 2022.

According to the complaint, the vehicle was insured under a private car package policy valid from October 17, 2021, to October 16, 2022. The car met with an accident on April 19, 2022, while her husband was driving. The damaged vehicle was taken to a Mohali-based automo...