CHUBB EUROPEAN GROUP SE v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CHUBB EUROPEAN GROUP SE & ANR. Appellant(s)

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. & ANR. Respondent(s)

By the impugned order, the National Consumer Disputes

Redressal Commission has purported to find no force in the

preliminary objections which have been raised by the

appellants and rejected the same. The preliminary

objections which are seen dealt with by the NCDRC are:

(1) The question as to whether the first respondent is

a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

(2) As to whether the claim of the respondent in

question is barred by limitation.

After hearing Shri K. V. Vishwanathan, learned senior

counsel for the appellants and Shri Joy Basu, learned senior

counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent, we are of the

view that we need not go into the questions which have been

raised in this appeal against the impugned order. We

reserve the right of the appellants to challenge the

impugned order after the disposal of the complaint itself.

At the same time, we see merit in the contention of the

appellants that the question as to whether the present

complaint is one which should be dealt with by the Consumer

Forum, having regard to the nature of the case and the

procedure which is adopted under the Consumer Protection...