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NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. v. MUSSTT. HAJIRA BEGUM MAZUMDER AND 5 ORS.

MACApp./167/2021 · 2025-09-12

Susmita Phukan Khaund

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010072692021 2025:GAU-AS:12515 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./167/2021 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NEW INDIA ASSURANCE BUILDING 87, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MUMBAI AND ONE OF THE NORTH EAST REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD, LACHIT NAGAR, GUWAHATI. VERSUS MUSSTT. HAJIRA BEGUM MAZUMDER AND 5 ORS. W/O- LATE NAZIM UDDIN MAZUMDER, R/O- VILL AND P.O. UJANKUPA PART-II, P.S. AND DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM, PIN- 788152. 2:MISS SHAMIMA FIRDAUS MAZUMDER D/O- LATE NAZIM UDDIN MAZUMDER R/O- VILL AND P.O. UJANKUPA PART-II P.S. AND DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788152. (REP. BY RES. NO. 1). 3:MISS FAHIMA FIRDAUS MAZUMDER S/O- LATE NAZIM UDDIN MAZUMDER R/O- VILL AND P.O. UJANKUPA PART-II P.S. AND DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788152. (REP. BY RES. NO. 1). 4:MD. SUHAIL AHMED MAZUMDER S/O- LATE NAZIM UDDIN MAZUMDER R/O- VILL AND P.O. UJANKUPA PART-II P.S. AND DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788152. (REP. BY RES. NO. 1). Page No.# 2/3 5:KHOKAN DEB NATH S/O- LATE DHIRENDRA DEB NATH R/O- LAKHISWAR BHAGAT WARD NO. VII P.O AND P.S. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788152. 6:SUSHIL DEB S/O- LATE PROBITRA CH. DEY R/O- LAKAHIRBOND PART-I P.S. AND DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788152 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K K BHATRA, MR D BHUYAN,MS R GANGAWAT,MS M N KONYAK,MR. R K BHATRA Advocate for the Respondent : MR. M TALUKDAR (R-1 TO 4), BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 13.09.2025 1. Ms. Hena Haflongbar, Assistant Manager is present for the Insurer, New India Assurance Company Ltd. 2. The claimants, Musstt. Hajira Begum Mazumder, Ms. Shamina Firdaus Mazumder and Md. Suhail Ahmed Mazumder are present whereas Claimant no. 3, Ms. Fahima Firdaus Mazumder, the daughter of claimant No. 1 is not present today as she is ill. 3. Both the parties have settled their dispute amicably. The Insurance Company has agreed to pay an additional amount of Rs. 25,00,000/- as an amount of Rs. 40,48,001/- has already been deposited. It is submitted that interest is subject to TDS. 4. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit an amount of Rs. Page No.# 3/3 25,00,000/- before the Registry of this Court within 6 (six) weeks from the date of this order. 5. The Claimant No.1 may be allowed to withdraw the amount after proper verification by the Registry. 6. The Insurance company is allowed to withdraw the statutory deposit from the Registry. 7. In terms of the above observation, this application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant