Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010006062025 2025:GAU-AS:4820 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/204/2025 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE and HEAD OFFICE AT 3, MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD, BHANGAGARH, GUWAHATI. VERSUS SRI DEVANATH VISWAKARMA and 2 ORS H S/O RAM MANOHAR VISWAKARMA, R/O VILL. UPARWAR, P.O. and P.S. PANWAR, DIST. REWA, MADHYA PRADESH, PIN 486556 2:SRI TAPASH DUTTA S/O LT. CHITTARANJAN DUTTA R/O ARMY QUARTER NKO. E 101 PHASE 1 RANA SINGH ENCLAVE NARENGI CANTONMENT P.O. UDAYAN BIHAR P.S. SATGAON DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781027 (OWNER OF THE MARUTI VAN NO AS-01-Q-0647) 3:MD SAHER ALI S/O MD. ABDUL GAFAR R/O VILLAGE NIDANPUR PS. FULBARI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM (DRIVER OF THE MARUTI VAN NO AS-01-Q-0647 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. M SAIKIA, Page No.# 2/4 Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : MACApp./240/2016 SHRI DEVANATH VISHWAKARMA S/O SRI RAM MONOHAR VISHWAKARMA VILL. UPARWAR P.O. and P.S. PANWAR DIST. REWA MADHYA PRADESH PIN 486556 VERSUS SRI TAPASH DUTTA and 2 ORS S/O LT. CHITTARANJAN DUTTA R/O HOUSE NO. 64 SATGAON RAILWAY LINE NEAR DAL MILL P.O. UDAYAN BIHAR P.S. SATGAON DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781026 2:THE NATIONAL CO. LTD. REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER G.S. ROAD BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI-5 DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR.M HUSSAIN Advocate for : MR.N HASAN R-1 appearing for SRI TAPASH DUTTA and 2 ORS Linked Case : MACApp./533/2017 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Page No.# 3/4 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE and HEAD OFFICE AT 3 MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI. VERSUS SRI DEVANATH VISWAKARMA and 2 ORS S/O RAM MANOHAR VISWAKARMA R/O VILL. UPARWAR P.O. and P.S. PANWAR DIST. REWA MADHYA PRADESH PIN 486556 ------------ Advocate for : MS.M SAIKIA Advocate for : MR.K U AHMED appearing for SRI DEVANATH VISWAKARMA and 2 ORS BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG O R D E R 23.04.2025 Heard Ms. P. Borthakur, learned counsel for the applicant. By filing this application, the applicant prays for refund of the statutory deposit of Rs.25,000/- made in MAC Appeal No. 533/2017, consequent upon disposal of the said appeal. It is submitted that the petitioner at the time of filing of the MAC Appeal No. 533/2017, deposited a sum of Rs.25,000/- in the Registry of the Hon’ble court being the statutory requirement for preferring an appeal under Section 173 of the M.V. Act, 1988. The said appeal has been disposed on 08.12.2018. Therefore, the applicant prays for allowing her to withdraw the said statutory deposit amount of Rs.25,000/-. Page No.# 4/4 Upon consideration, the prayer is allowed. Registry is directed to refund the statutory deposit of Rs.25,000/- to the applicant/appellant. With the above, the I.A. stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant