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2025 DAILYLAW 8445 (GAU)

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. SURABHI DAS AND ORS.

MACApp./57/2024 · 2025-09-12

Susmita Phukan Khaund

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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010043562023 2025:GAU-AS:12530 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./57/2024 UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED A PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING COMPANY, REGISTERED AND INCORPORATED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 24 WHITES ROAD, CHENNAI- 600014 WITH ONE OF ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT CHIBBER HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI- 5, REP. BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, GUWAHATI, ASSAM. VERSUS SURABHI DAS AND ORS. W/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS, VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON, P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA, DIST.- JORHAT, ASSAM, PIN- 785006. 1.2:MALA DAS D/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. 1.3:JITUKAN DAS S/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. Page No.# 2/4 1.4:TULTUL DAS S/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. 1.5:MADHUSMITA DAS D/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. 1.6:NITA DAS D/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. 1.7:BLUMUN DAS S/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. 1.8:DIBYO JYOTI DAS D/O LATE LAKHESWAR DAS VILL.- PURANIMATI SATRA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785006. 2:RIYAUDDIN AHMED S/O GIYASUDDIN AHMED Page No.# 3/4 VILL.- DIGHALIAUTI P.O. AND P.S.- RAHA DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782002. 3:ARUN CH. NATH S/O HERA KT. NATH VILL.- TELIA GAON P.O. AND P.S.- HAIBARGAON DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 781003 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R C PAUL, Advocate for the Respondent : MR. A R AGARWALA (R1, R1.2-R1.8), MR ADITYA AGARWALA (R-1 TO 1.8),MR. A R AGARWALA(R-1 TO 1.8),MR ADITYA AGARWALA (R1, R1.2-R1.8),MS. R LAILA (R1, R1.2-R1.8),MD. K ALI (R1, R1.2-R1.8) BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 13-09-2025 The claimants Surabhi Das, Smt. Mala Das, Jitukan Das, Tultul Das, Madhusmita Das, Nita Das, Blumun Das and Dibyo Jyoti Das, are present. 2. Mr. Swapan Maji, Regional Manager is present for Insurer, United India Insurance Company Ltd. 3. Both the parties have settled their dispute amicably. The Insurer has agreed to pay an amount of Rs.60,43,998/-/- (Rupees Sixty Lacs Forty Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight) to the claimants as compensation, out of which Rs.40,01,010/- (Rupees Forty Lacs One Thousand and Ten) by deducting TDS of Rs.2,42,988/- (Rupees Two Lacs Forty Two Thousand Nine Page No.# 4/4 Hundred and Eighty Eight) has already been deposited as interim deposit. The Insurer has agreed to pay the balance of Rs.18,00,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Lacs) to the claimants within six weeks from today before the Registry of this Court. 4. The claimant No. 1 may withdraw the amount from the Registry of this Court after proper verification of the claimant No. 1 by the Registry of this Court. The claimant No. 1 may withdraw the entire amount which has been deposited by the Insurer before the Registry of this Court after proper identification and proper verification of the claimant No. 1 by the Registry. 5. The Insurer is allowed to withdraw the statutory deposit. 6. In terms of the above observation, this appeal stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant