Insurance Firm Told To Consider Customer''s Plea - 28 Aug 08

The Madras High Court has directed National Insurance Company to consider the representation of a person seeking to know the address of its local branch and demanding that the company print the terms and conditions of insurance policies in the regional language and reimburse his medical expenses, and pass orders in three weeks. Disposing of a writ petition, Justice A. Kulasekaran said that without going into the merits of the case, he was passing the order, given the limited submission of counsel for the petitioner G. Devi and V.S. Suresh. R. Ayyanar, 30, a mason of Annai Sathya Nagar, was injured in a road accident caused by cattle. When he bought a motorcycle on loan, he was informed that the vehicle was insured against accidents and theft. The insurance agent assured him that in the event of an accident, the company would bear the medical expenses