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MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. MOON SAIKIA AND ORS

I.A.(Civil)/538/2025 · 2026-09-29

Pranjal Das

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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010030232025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./53/2025 MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT MAGMA HOUSE NO. 24, PARK STREET, KOLKATA-700016 AND BRANCH OFFICE AT 2ND FLOOR, F-FORT, SOUTH SARANIA, ULUBARI, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI-781007. VERSUS MOON SAIKIA AND 6 ORS W/O. LT. LUHIT SAIKIA 2:PRIYAKHI SAIKIA D/O. LT. LUHIT SAIKIA 3:ANKUR SAIKIA S/O. LT. LUHIT SAIKIA 4:JUNU SAIKIA W/O. SRI DUGDHA SAIKIA ALL ARE R/O. VILL.- GORIA BORPATHAR P/O. GORIATIKA BARPATHAR P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785619. RESPONDENT NO. 3 BEING MINOR IS REP. BY HIS MOTHER I.E. RESPONDENT NO. 1 5:TANUJA GOWALA W/O. SRI PRAKASH GOWALA R/O. VILL.- GERIGAON Page No.# 2/4 P/O. AND P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT PIN-785619. 6:MUHIT KANU S/O. SRI MANTU KANU R/O. VILL.- BONGAON P/O. BONGAON P/S. DERGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT PIN-785611 7:DUGDHA SAIKIA VILL. GORIA BORPATHAR P/O. GORIATIKA BARPATHAR P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785619 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. M SAIKIA, MS. P BORTHAKUR,MR. R GOSWAMI Advocate for the Respondent : MR. A BHATTACHARYYA (R-1 TO 4), MS U DAS(R-5),MS. P BARUAH (R-5),MS. SUDAKSHINA K.(R-5),MR. S SINGH (R-1 TO 4) Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/538/2025 MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT MAGMA HOUSE NO. 24 PARK STREET KOLKATA-700016 AND BRANCH OFFICE AT 2ND FLOOR F-FORT SOUTH SARANIA ULUBARI G.S. ROAD GUWAHATI-781007. VERSUS MOON SAIKIA AND ORS W/O. LT. LUHIT SAIKIA 2:PRIYAKHI SAIKIA D/O. LT. LUHIT SAIKIA 3:ANKUR SAIKIA Page No.# 3/4 S/O. LT. LUHIT SAIKIA 4:JUNU SAIKIA W/O. SRI DUGDHA SAIKIA ALL ARE R/O. VILL.- GORIA BORPATHAR P/O. GORIATIKA BARPATHAR P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785619. RESPONDENT NO. 3 BEING MINOR IS REP. BY HIS MOTHER I.E. RESPONDENT NO. 1 5:TANUJA GOWALA W/O. SRI PRAKASH GOWALA R/O. VILL.- GERIGAON P/O. AND P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT PIN-785619. 6:MUHIT KANU S/O. SRI MANTU KANU R/O. VILL.- BONGAON P/O. BONGAON P/S. DERGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT PIN-785611 7:DUGDHA SAIKIA VILL. GORIA BORPATHAR P/O. GORIATIKA BARPATHAR P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785619. ------------ Advocate for : MS. M SAIKIA Advocate for : appearing for MOON SAIKIA AND ORS Page No.# 4/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER Date : 30.09.2026 Heard Mr. R. Goswami, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Ms. P. Baruah, learned counsel for respondent no.5. The main appeal stands admitted, TCR has been received and directed to be posted for hearing in usual course. Vide order dated 28.02.2025, the impugned judgment and award dated 10.12.2024 passed by the learned Member MACT No. 2, Kamrup(M) in MAC Case No. 132/2023 was stayed till today. The learned counsel for the applicant submits the insurance company is agreeable to pay 50% of the awarded amount before the Registry. By accepting the same prayer, the applicant/appellant insurance company, shall deposit 50% of the awarded amount before the Registry of this Court. Thereafter, the same may be disbursed to the claimants/ respondents and they may be allowed to receive the same upon usual formalities and verification. Further, in the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the impugned judgment and award dated 10.12.2024 passed by the learned Member MACT No. 2, Kamrup(M) in MAC Case No. 132/2023, shall remain stayed till the disposal of the appeal. The IA stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant