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2025 DAILYLAW 27314 (ALL)

GYAN DEVI AND 6 OTHERS v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER

FAFO/1479/2019 · 2025-09-12

Vikas Budhwar

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. - 1479 of 2019 Court No. - 45 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. The matter is listed before the National Lok Adalat. 2. Sri Lal Chandra Sahu, learned counsel for the appellants and authorize representative of National Insurance Co. Ltd. identified by Shri Rajesh Kumar who is also present. 3. A joint memo of settlement, duly signed by learned counsel for the claimants, Sri Lal Chandra Sahu and the executive of the National Insurance Co. Ltd. identified by Shri Rajesh Kumar, has been placed on record. Accordingly, a settlement is shown to have been reached between the parties on the following terms: “i) The appellant no. 1 to 7 shall be entitled to get Rs. 1,20,000/- (one lakh twenty thousand only as lump sum) in full and final satisfaction of his/ their claim from the appellant/ respondent no. 1. ii) This amount already deposited/ received shall be adjusted towards the total amount due. (iii) The amount due as above shall be deposited/paid through cheque within 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of the order of the Hon'ble Court failing which interest @ 6 % P.A. shall accrue from such date till payment.” 4. That the appellant/ respondent no. 3 to 5 is a minor and this appeal/ FAFO is being compromised by the aforesaid minor's guardian/ next friend Smt. Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Lal Chandra Sahu Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ajay Singh, Deepak Kumar Kulshrestha Gyan Devi And 6 Others .....Appellant(s) National Insurance Co. Ltd. And Another .....Respondent(s) Gyan Devi and the compromise is in the interest of the minor. 5. In view of the above settlement having been reached, the present appeal stands decided in terms of the settlement noted above. 6. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the parties by the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, at Allahabad. Proof of service be placed on record. 7. In case, the appellants have any grievance to this order being passed without their consent, they would be at liberty to apply for recall of this order within one month of its communication. Failing any application being filed within such time, the amount so settled shall be released in favour of the claimants immediately at the end of the period of one month therefrom, directly into their bank account, in compliance of this order. 8. The original record of the Tribunal be returned forthwith. 9. In the event of failure on part of the insurer to pay the entire amount, if any, within the stipulated time, the insurer further agrees to pay interest @ 6% P.A. for the period beginning at the end of 60 days from today upto the date of actual payment. (Fuzail Ahmad Ansari, Adv.) (Vikas Budhwar, J.) September 13, 2025 A. Prajapati FAFO No. 1479 of 2019 2 Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad