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2025 DAILYLAW 16554 (GAU)

THE RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. MUSSTT. AFRUMA SULTANA AND 4 ORS.

MACApp./399/2024 · 2025-06-13

Sanjay Kumar Medhi

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010164052024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./399/2024 THE RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 19, RELIANCE CENTRE, WALCHAND HIRACHAND MARG, BALLARD ESTATE, MUMBAI 400001 AND CORPORATE OFFICE AT 570, RECTIFIER HOUSE, NAGAUM CROSS, NEXT TO ROYAL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WADALA (W), MUMBAI 400031 AND ONE OF THE BRANCH OFFICES AT PRAG PLAZA, 5TH FLOOR G.S. ROAD, BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI- 781005. VERSUS MUSSTT. AFRUMA SULTANA AND 4 ORS. W/O LATE SAHABUDDIN AHMED, VILL.- SONARIGAON, P.O. AND P.S.- DHING, DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM, PIN- 782123. 2:MD. SALEHUDDIN AHMED S/O LATE SAHABUDDIN AHMED VILL.- SONARIGAON P.O. AND P.S.- DHING DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782123. 3:MD. SARTAJUDDIN AHMED S/O LATE SAHABUDDIN AHMED VILL.- SONARIGAON P.O. AND P.S.- DHING DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782123. Page No.# 2/3 4:MD. AHMED ALI S/O ISMAIL ALI VILL.- GEHUACHALCHALI P.O. AND P.S.- RUPAHIHAT DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782125. 5:MD. SAFIQUL ISLAM S/O JAMALUDDIN VILL.- FAKULIPATHAR P.O. AND P.S.- JURIA DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782124 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A J SAIKIA, MR. S. PEGU Advocate for the Respondent : MR A N IQBAL (R-1,2,3), BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 14.06.2025 This is an appeal filed by the appellant-Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. (for short Insurance Company) against the judgment and award dated 13.05.2024 passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal No. 2, Kamrup (M), Guwahati (for short MACT, Kamrup) in MAC Case No.2485/2018 whereby the Insurance Company was directed to pay an amount of Rs.24,11,359/- along with 9% interest to the claimant. Shri Minhaz Ahmed Barbhuiya, Senior Legal Manager, Insurance Company and the claimants along with their learned counsel, Shri AN Iqbal are present today i.e., 14.06.2025 in the National Lok Adalat. Page No.# 3/3 It is submitted that out of the awarded amount of Rs.24,11,359/-, an amount of Rs.18,21,667/- has already been deposited by the Insurance Company before the Registry of this Court which has not been withdrawn. The parties present jointly submit that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and an additional amount Rs.5,78,333/- 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 balance amount of Rs.5,78,333/- being the full and final settlement before the Registry of this Court within a period of 45 days from today. The claimant would be at liberty to withdraw the entire amount on being properly identified by their learned counsel. The amounts indicated in the aforesaid Award dated 13.05.2024 so far as the FDs are concerned be maintained. The statutory deposit of Rs.25,000/- made by the Insurance Company at the time of filing of the appeal would be refunded to the Insurance Company within a period of 30 days. Send back the LCRs, if any. JUDGE Comparing Assistant