Hyderabad, Jan. 23 -- The Rangareddy District Consumer Commission has ordered United India Insurance Company to pay Rs 7.07 lakh for an EV battery damaged by floods in Hyderabad, ruling the claim rejection as a service deficiency.

This decision came on Thursday, January 22, in a case filed by Dilsukhnagar-based CBS Agencies, a partnership firm using an electric car since February 10, 2022.

Damage policy worth Rs 13.84 L

They had taken a Private Car Standalone Own Damage policy worth Rs 13.84 lakh from the insurer in April 2023.

Torrential rains in late April waterlogged the vehicle parked outside their home, causing significant damage. On May 4, the firm rushed it to the authorised service centre Tejaswi Automobiles, which estimated R...