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2026 DAILYLAW 18169 (HP)

ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. v. SHAKUNTLA DEVI

CMP/18532/2026 · 2026-07-31

Sushil Kukreja

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OIC Ltd. Vs. Shakuntla Devi & ors CMP No.18532 of 2026 in FAO No.449 of 2014 31.07.2026 Present: Mr. Bhart Bhardwaj, Advocate, vice Dr. Lalit Kumar Sharma, Advocate, for the appellant. Ms. Supriya Chaudhary, Advocate, for applicants/respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Suraj Kumar, Advocate, vice Ms. Anjali Soni Verma, Advocate, for respondent No.6. CMP No.18532 of 2026 The instant application under Section 151 of CPC has been filed on behalf of applicant/respondent No.1- Shakuntla Devi for release of the balance awarded amount of compensation. 2. As per the applicant, she is in dire need of money to meet out her day-to-day expenses. Therefore, it is prayed that the balance awarded amount of compensation, which is lying deposited in the Registry of this Court, may be released in her favour as 30% of the compensation amount has already been released to her. 3. No reply is intended to be filed. Learned vice counsel for the non-applicant/appellant, under instructions received from Dr. Lalit K. Sharma, Advocate, has submitted that he has no objection in case the prayer made in the application is allowed as the appeal filed by the appellant/Insurance Company has been withdrawn and the award passed by the learned Tribunal below has attained finality. 4. Heard. Having perused the averments made in the application, which is duly supported with the affidavit of the applicant/respondent No.1, this Court finds it in the interest of justice to release the entire balance amount of compensation, alongwith up-to-date interest, in favour of the applicant/respondent No.1, which is lying deposited in the Registry of this Court, after proper verification and identification by remitting the same to her bank account, details whereof have been given in para-5 of the application. The application stands disposed of. ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge July 31, 2026 (V.Himalvi)