In Brief
Alka Shukla claimed accident benefit compensation from Life Insurance Corporation after her husband died following a fall from a motorcycle. She alleged his death resulted from injuries sustained in the accident. The Supreme Court upheld the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's decision to reject the claim, finding no evidence that the motorcycle accident caused bodily injuries or the subsequent heart attack. For accident benefits to be payable under an insurance policy, death must demonstrably result from accident-related bodily injuries involving outward violence. Without such proof, the insurer's denial was justified.
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