Hyderabad, March 6 -- The Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that rejection of an insurance claim for seeds damaged during transportation due to rain amounts to a deficiency in service.

It directed Oriental Insurance Company to pay Rs 26.76 lakh to JK Agri Genetics Limited towards the loss.

The commission also ordered the insurer to pay the amount with 12 per cent interest, Rs 2 lakh as compensation for mental agony and Rs 25,000 towards litigation costs.

Insurance claim dispute

JK Agri Genetics Limited transports seeds such as cotton, maize, paddy, sorghum and millets to states including Punjab and Rajasthan. The company had taken an insurance policy in 2015 to cover risks involved in the transportation o...