Insurance company ordered to pay Rs 1.2L for damaged TV in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district consumer commission has ordered an insurance company to pay Rs 1 lakh for a damaged TV. The United India Insurance Company was also asked to pay Rs 25,000 compensation and Rs 3,000 as legal costs to the complainant. The order came on a petition filed by Thiruvananthapuram native Francis Jacob Tharakan. The commission bench comprising president P V Jayarajan and members Preetha G Nair and Viju V R heard the petition. The complainant was represented by advocates Sreevaraham N G Mahesh and Sheeba Sivadasan.