AWARD BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT (PHYSICAL) DATED 08.03.2025 (Held at JHARKHAND HIGH COURT) (Organized by High Court Legal Services Committee under section 19, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act). M.A. No.619 of 2017 ------ 1. Petitioner/Appellant :-The Divisional Manager, the Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Versus 2. Respondent/O.P.(s) :-Radha Devi & others with M.A. No.265 of 2018 ----- 1. Petitioner/Appellant :- Radha Devi & others Versus 2. Respondent/O.P.(s) :- The Divisional Manager, the Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Present :- Name of the Hon’ble Judge :- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad Name of Advocate :- Mr. Manish Mishra, G.P-V --------- For the Claimants : Mr. Nikhil Ranjan , Advocate For the Insurance Comp. : Mr. Santosh Kumar , Advocate AWARD This matter was taken up in National Lok Adalat. 2. Both the cases have been taken together as they arise from the same impugned Award. M.A. No.619 of 2017 3. M.A. No.619 of 2017 is permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to the Insurance Company to withdraw statutory deposition of Rs.25,000/- from the office of the learned Registrar General. M.A. No.265 of 2018 4. Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, learned counsel for the claimant-appellant, Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel for the Insurance Company along with the representative of the Insurance Company namely, Niraj Kumar, Manager and Mr. Anurag Lal, Assistant Manager have agreed to pay Rs.6,00,000/- further to the claimant apart from the amount paid in terms of the Award passed by the learned Tribunal. -2- 5. It has been informed that Insurance Company has paid Rs.15,57,000/- with 9% interest by depositing the Demand Draft of Rs.15,00,000/- + Rs.3,00,000/- total Rs.18,00,000/- before the Court below which was withdrawn earlier. However, Demand Draft of Rs.15,00,000/- was withdrawn by the appellant in the light of the order of the High Court on 24.04.2018. 6. Learned counsel for the Insurance Company is directed to take back the Demand Draft of Rs.3,00,000/- from the learned Tribunal and handover the same to the appellant after revalidating the same within 45 days. 7. Apart from this, both the sides have agreed and settled the case on further payment of Rs.6,00,000/-. The Demand Draft of Rs.6,00,000/- will be paid to the Claimants-Appellants within 45 days in the saving NEFT Account of MACT, Ranchi. 8. Accordingly, the M.A. No.265 of 2018 stands disposed of in terms of compromise and settlement. …………………………. ………………………… Sign. of Hon’ble Judge Sign. of Advocate Member (Seal of HCLSC)