SHRI. NARENDRA BABARAO DESHMUKH AND ORS vs LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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RJ-WP 4559.2010.doc Narendra B. Deshmukh Vs. LIC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4559 OF 2010 Narendra Babarao Deshmukh …Petitioner Versus 1. Life Insurance Corporation of India 2. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission 3. Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission 4. The Consumer Disputes Redressal District Forum …Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 4559 OF 2010 ---------- Mr. Narendra Babarao Deshmukh, Petitioner (in person). Advocate Manish Kelkar a/w Ms. Saakshi Bhosale & Ms.Gauri Phadake for Respondent No.1 – LIC. ---------- CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND FARHAN P. DUBASH, JJ. RESERVED ON : 21st NOVEMBER, 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 16th DECEMBER, 2025. JUDGMENT : (Per R.I. Chagla, J.) KAVITA SUSHIL 1. By this Writ Petition, the Petitioner has impugned JADHAV Digitally signed by KAVITA SUSHIL JADHAV Date: 2025.12.18 Order dated 10th February, 2003 passed by the Insurance 10:41:54 +0530 Page 1 of 32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment dated 16th December, 2025 RJ-WP 4559.2010.doc Narendra B. Deshmukh Vs. LIC Ombudsman; Order dated 9th August, 2004 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum; Order dated 9 th March, 2005 passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission; Order dated 19th December, 2006 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission; and Review Order dated 30 th October, 2009 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (collectively, the “impugned orders”) and has sought for quashing and setting aside of the same. 2. The facts briefly stated are a