Denial of Medical Insurance Claim Amounts to Violation of Right to Life Under Article 21: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a landmark ruling, held that arbitrary rejection of a valid medical insurance claim amounts to a violation of the fundamental right to life as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The judgment was delivered by Justice P.M. Manoj in a writ petition filed by Dr. A M Muraleedharan against Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) after the corporation denied and restricted his…