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ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. SMTI GITA CHUTIA AND ANR

C.APPLN/1866/2025 · 2025-06-10

Robin Phukan

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010123052025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1866/2025 ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. A CENTRAL GOVT. UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT GUWAHATI G.S. ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL MANAGER GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 VERSUS SMTI GITA CHUTIA AND ANR W/O LATE BAJENDRA CHUTIA @ BOJAN R/O VILL. NETAJI NAGAR ASSAMIA BASTI P.O. AND P.S. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788003 2:MANI SANA SINGHA S/O LATE RAJKUMAR SINGHA @ RAJMOHAN SINGHA R/O VILL. TARAPUR PT-VI P.O. AND P.S. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788008 ------------ Advocate for : MS. R D MOZUMDAR Advocate for : appearing for SMTI GITA CHUTIA AND ANR Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER Date : 11.06.2025 Heard Mr. S.P. Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. This interlocutory application is preferred by the applicant for staying operation of the judgment and award dated 20.02.2025, passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Cachar, in MAC Case No. 614/2020. 3. It is to be noted here that vide impugned judgment and award dated 20.02.2025, the learned Tribunal had directed the applicant herein to pay a sum of Rs. 20,02,000/- to the respondent No. 1 herein with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition to the date of actual payment/realisation. 4. It appears that the connected appeal has already been admitted and the record has also been called for from the learned Tribunal. 5. Accordingly, this interlocutory application is allowed and the operation of the impugned judgment and award dated 20.02.2025 stands stayed, subject to depositing of 50% of the awarded amount by the applicant before the Registry of this Court within a period of three weeks from today. 6. In terms of above, this application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant