THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. MINARA KHATUN AND 6 ORS.
MFA/71/2022 · 2025-12-12
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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010120882022
2025:GAU-AS:17295
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) NATIONAL LOK ADALAT (HELD ON 13TH OF DECEMBER, 2025) Case No. : MFA/71/2022 THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. A COMPANY REGISTERED UNER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI 07 VERSUS MINARA KHATUN AND 6 ORS. W/O LATE ATABUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON, PS LAHARIGHAT, DIST MORIGAON, ASSAM 782127 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT C/O MONOWARA KHATUN, RESIDENT OF KATAHBARI, PS GARCHUK, DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781035 2:MISS ARJINA BEGUM D/O LATE ATABUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON PS LAHARIGHAT DIST MORIGAON ASSAM 782127 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT C/O MONOWARA KHATUN RESIDENT OF KATAHBARI PS GARCHUK DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781035 TO BE REP. BY RES. NO. 1 3:MISS ALMINA BEGUM D/O LATE ATABUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON PS LAHARIGHAT DIST MORIGAON
Page No.# 2/4 ASSAM 782127 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT C/O MONOWARA KHATUN RESIDENT OF KATAHBARI PS GARCHUK DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781035 TO BE REP. BY RES. NO. 1 4:MISS SAMINA BEGUM D/O LATE ATABUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON PS LAHARIGHAT DIST MORIGAON ASSAM 782127 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT C/O MONOWARA KHATUN RESIDENT OF KATAHBARI PS GARCHUK DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781035 TO BE REP. BY RES. NO. 1 5:MD. MEDHI ALOM S/O LATE ATABUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON PS LAHARIGHAT DIST MORIGAON ASSAM 782127 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT C/O MONOWARA KHATUN RESIDENT OF KATAHBARI PS GARCHUK DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781035 TO BE REP. BY RES. NO. 1 6:SAMALA KHATU W/O LATE ENNAS @ ENUS ALI RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON PS LAHARIGHAT DIST MORIGAON ASSAM 782127 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT C/O MONOWARA KHATUN RESIDENT OF KATAHBARI PS GARCHUK DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781035 7:MR. SURHAB ALI S/O LATE RUSTAM ALI
RESIDENT OF KATHANIGAON PO KATHANI PS LAHARIGHAT
Page No.# 3/4 DIST MORIGAON ASSAM 78212 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K GOSWAMI, MR. R SHARMA Advocate for the Respondent : MR. A R AGARWALA,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER
Name of the Conciliatiors:
1. Ms. Jahnavi Baruah
2. Mr. Imrul Hassan
The case is brought before the National Lok Adalat for adjudication. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. is represented by its duly authorized officials, namely, Mr. R. K. K. Sinha, Regional Manager and Mr. R. C. Pathak, Manager. The Claimant, namely, Minara Khatun, is present in person, along with her engaged counsel, Mr. A. R. Agarwala.
It is submitted that the awarded amount was Rs. 11,26,400/- (Rupees Eleven Lakh Twenty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Only). After negotiations, both parties have mutually agreed to settle the matter for a sum of Rs. 10,25,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh Twenty-Five Thousand Only) as full and final settlement of the claim, of which Rs. 5,63,200/- (Rupees Five Lakh Sixty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Only) has already been paid and the remaining additional amount of Rs. 4,61,800/- (Rupees Four Lakh Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Only) is to be paid. Page No.# 4/4 Accordingly, the Appellant, The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., is hereby directed to deposit the sum of Rs. 4,61,800/- (Rupees Four Lakh Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Only) before the Registry of this Court within one month from the date of this order. The Claimant, Minara Khatun, is permitted to withdraw the deposited amount upon proper verification and identification. The Registry to refund the statutory deposit of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) to the Insurance Company. The appeal stand disposed of in terms above. JUDGE Comparing Assistant