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2025 DAILYLAW 8740 (GAU)

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. MANOJ SAIKIA AND ANR.

I.A.(Civil)/458/2024 · 2025-03-06

Susmita Phukan Khaund

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010047922023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) I.A.(Civil)/458/2024 UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED A PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING COMPANY REGISTERED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 24 WHITE ROAD CHENNAI- 600014 WITH ONE OF ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT CIBBER HOUSE 2ND FLOOR G.S. ROAD GUWAHATI- 5 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER GUWAHATI ASSAM. VERSUS MANOJ SAIKIA AND ANR. S/O SRI LILA SAIKIA VILL.- 2 NO. MULLAPATTY P.O. AND P.S.- HAIBORGAON DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782002. 2:KOUSHIK LOHIA S/O SAWARMAL LOHIA VILL.- OLD A.T. ROAD HAOBORGAON C/O JANATA IRON STORE P.O. AND P.S.- HAIBORGAON DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 PIN- 782002. ------------ Advocate for : MR. R C PAUL Advocate for : appearing for MANOJ SAIKIA AND ANR. BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 07.03.2025 Heard learned counsel Mr. A.Paul for the applicant United India Insurance Company Limited. The applicant/appellant, Insurance Company has filed this application with a prayer for stay of the Judgment and Order dated 21.12.2022 passed by the learned Commissioner, Employees’ Compensation, Nagaon in NEC ( WC) Case No.60/2013 awarding a sum of Rs. 5,20,584/- to be paid by the insurer to the injured claimant Manoj Saikia within 30 days. The applicant/appellant is aggrieved by the order of learned Commissioner, Employees’ Compensation, Nagaon and has submitted that the order was erroneously passed in a lis between the employee and the employer. I have considered the submissions. The operation of the impugned Judgment and Order dated 21.12.2022 is hereby stayed until further orders subject to the condition that the insurer deposits 50% of the awarded compensation of Rs. 5,20,584/- within 04(four) weeks from today. In terms of the above observations, the interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE Page No.# 3/3 Comparing Assistant