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M/S NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD v. ON THE DEATH OF JAYDEEP DAS, HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND ANR

MFA/115/2017 · 2025-06-13

Sanjay Kumar Medhi

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010128692017 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MFA/115/2017 M/S NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NEW INDIA ASSURANCE BUILDING, 87, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, FORT, MUMBAI-400001, WITH ONE OF ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD, BHANGAGARH, GUWAHATI-5, REP. BY ITS CHIEF REGIONAL MANAGER VERSUS ON THE DEATH OF JAYDEEP DAS, HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND ANR NAMELY 1.1:SUMITRA DAS W/O LATE JAYDEEP DAS P/R/O VILL- DARRANG COLLEGE ROAD TEZPUR P.O.- TEZPUR-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM P/R/A BAKRA PARA PILLING KATA ROAD HOUSE NO. 69 P.O. AND P.S.- BASISTHA GUWAHATI PIN-781029 DIST- KAMRUP (M) 1.2:SHREYA DAS D/O LATE JAYDEEP DAS P/R/O VILL- DARRANG COLLEGE ROAD TEZPUR P.O.- TEZPUR-784001 DIST- SONITPUR Page No.# 2/3 ASSAM P/R/A BAKRA PARA PILLING KATA ROAD HOUSE NO. 69 P.O. AND P.S.- BASISTHA GUWAHATI PIN-781029 DIST- KAMRUP (M) 1.3:PRIYA DAS D/O LATE JAYDEEP DAS P/R/O VILL- DARRANG COLLEGE ROAD TEZPUR P.O.- TEZPUR-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM P/R/A BAKRA PARA PILLING KATA ROAD HOUSE NO. 69 P.O. AND P.S.- BASISTHA GUWAHATI PIN-781029 DIST- KAMRUP (M Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.P P DOLEY, MR.A AHMED,MS.P HUJURI,MR.R K BHATRA,MS.S DAS Advocate for the Respondent : MR.D BANERJEER, MR.S KHAN(R-1),MR.J C BARUAH(R- 1),,MR.K BHATTACHARJEE(R-1) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 14.06.2025 This is an appeal filed by the appellant-New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (for short Insurance Company) against the judgment and award dated 29.06.2015 passed by the learned Commissioner, Workmen’s Compensation, Tezpur Zone-III in (for short Commissioner, Tezpur) in WC Case No.1332/2014 whereby an amount of Rs.3,86,650/- along with 12% interest, as compensation, was Page No.# 3/3 directed to be paid by the appellant-Insurance Company to the claimant- respondent. Shri Biswanath Boro, Regional Manager and Ms. Hena Haflongbar, Assistant Manager of the Insurance Company and the legal heirs of the claimant- i) Sumitra Das-wife; ii) Shreya Das-daughter and iii) Riya Das- daughter along with their learned counsel, Shri K Bhattacharjee are present today i.e., 14.06.2025 in the National Lok Adalat. The parties present before this Court jointly submit that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and a lump sum amount Rs.3,70,000/- as full and final settlement has been agreed upon. In view of the above, the appeal stands closed with a direction that the Insurance Company shall deposit the amount of Rs.3,70,000/- being the full and final settlement before the Registry of this Court within a period of 45 days from today. The claimant, Sumitra Das-wife would be at liberty to withdraw the aforesaid amount on being properly identified by their learned counsel. Send back the LCRs, if any. JUDGE Comparing Assistant