THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. v. SMTI LAKSHI DAS AND ANR
MACApp./599/2018 · 2025-03-07
Sanjay Kumar Medhi
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./599/2018 THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
(A CENTRAL GOVT. UNDERTAKING) HAVING ITS GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE AT GUWAHATI, ULUBARI, KAMRUP (M), REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY MANAGER, GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI - 781007, KAMRUP (M), ASSAM. VERSUS SMTI LAKSHI DAS AND ANR W/O SRI NARAYAN DAS, VILLAGE - JABARIKUCHI, P.O. BARKOLA CHOWKA, P.S. MANGALDAI, DIST. DARRANG, ASSAM, PIN - 784529.
2:SRI BHOLA RAM SARKAR (OWNER) S/O LATE MAKHAN SARKAR VILLAGE - MAZAR CHUBA P.O. MAZAR CHUBA P.S. KALAIGAON DIST. UDALGURI ASSAM (BTAD) PIN - 784509 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. R D MOZUMDAR, MS. C MOZUMDAR,MR. S P SHARMA Advocate for the Respondent : MR. I A TALUKDAR,
Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
ORDER Date : 08.03.2025
1. The appeal has been filed by the appellant-claimant against the
judgment and award dated 23.02.2018 passed by the Court of the Addl. District Judge (FTC), Darrang, in MAC Case (D) No. 244/2013 praying for enhancement of the award.
2. Mr. R. K. K. Sinha, Regional Manager of the Oriental Insurance Company Limited of the Insurance Company and the claimant – Smti Lakshi Das along with the learned counsel, are present today i.e., 08.03.2025 in the National Lok Adalat.
3. The learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that an amount of Rs. 8,41,410/- was directed to be paid to the claimant, out of which the Insurance Company has paid an amount of Rs. 4,20,705/-.
4. The parties present before this Court jointly submit that the matter has been settled between the parties and an balance additional amount of Rs.5,30,000/- has been agreed upon.
5. In view of the above, the appeal stands closed with a direction that the Insurance Company shall deposit the balance amount of Rs.5,30,000/- being the balance amount before the Registry of this Court within a period of 45 days from today.
6. The claimant would be at liberty to withdraw the aforesaid amount on being properly identified by her learned counsel.
7. The statutory deposit of Rs.25,000/- made by the Insurance Company
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8. Send back the LCR, if any. JUDGE Comparing Assistant