SMTI PANNA DEB v. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
I.A.(Civil)/1151/2026 · 2026-04-06
Mridul Kumar Kalita
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1151/2026 SMTI PANNA DEB WO LT MANMATHA ALIAS MANMOTH DEB ALIAS MANMATH DEB, RO VILL THAILOO COLONY, PO THAILOO TE, PS JAYPUR, DIST CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN 788102 2: NIMON DEB DO LT MANMATHA ALIAS MANMOTH DEB ALIAS MANMATH DEB RO VILL THAILOO COLONY PO THAILOO TE PS JAYPUR DIST CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788102 3: MAMON DEB DO LT MANMATHA ALIAS MANMOTH DEB ALIAS MANMATH DEB RO VILL THAILOO COLONY PO THAILOO TE PS JAYPUR DIST CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788102 4: MONOJOY DEB SO LT MANMATHA ALIAS MANMOTH DEB ALIAS MANMATH DEB RO VILL THAILOO COLONY PO THAILOO TE PS JAYPUR DIST CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788102 5: MUNNA DEB SO LT MANMATHA ALIAS MANMOTH DEB ALIAS MANMATH DEB
Page No.# 2/4 RO VILL THAILOO COLONY PO THAILOO TE PS JAYPUR DIST CACHAR ASSAM PIN 78810 VERSUS THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED REGIONAL OFFICE AT GS ROAD, ULUBARI, GHY 781007, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE, ULUBARI, GHY 781007 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A B DEY, Advocate for the Respondent : MS. R D MOZUMDAR, Linked Case : MACApp./491/2025 ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD A CENTRAL GOVT. UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT GUWAHATI G.S. ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007 REP. BY THE MANAGER GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007. VERSUS PANNA DEB AND 6 ORS W/O. LT. MANMATHA @ MANMOTH DEB @ MANMATH DEB 2:NIMON DEB D/O. LT. MANMATHA @ MANMOTH DEB @ MANMATH DEB 3:MAMON DEB D/O. LT. MANMATHA @ MANMOTH DEB @ MANMATH DEB
Page No.# 3/4 4:MONOJOY DEB S/O. LT. MANMATHA @ MANMOTH DEB @ MANMATH DEB 5:MUNNA DEB S/O. LT. MANMATHA @ MANMOTH DEB @ MANMATH DEB ALL ARE R/O. VILL.- THAILOO COLONY P/O. THAILOO T.E.
P/S. JAYPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. PIN-788102 6:PUNYABATI DEVI W/O. LT. KUNJAMANI SHARMA R/O. VILL.- LABOC PT-IV P/O. LABOC P/S. LAKHIPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM-788102 7:HENDRY SINGHA S/O. MAHANDRA SINGHA R/O. VII.- SUNAPUR P/O. SUDARSHANPUR PART-II P/S. LALA DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788160. ------------ Advocate for : MS. C MOZUMDAR Advocate for : MR A B DEY (R-1 TO 5) appearing for PANNA DEB AND 6 ORS
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER Date : 07.04.2026
1. Heard Mr. A. B. Dey, the learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Ms.
R. D. Mazumdar, the learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1/Insurance Company. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/claimants praying for allowing the applicants to withdraw the
Page No.# 4/4 50% of the compensation amount, which has been deposited by the Insurance Company in pursuant to the order dated 03.11.2025 passed in I.A. (Civil)/3495/2025. 3. The learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that the applicants are ready to furnish the indemnity bond, if such condition is imposed for withdrawing the aforesaid amount. 4. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the Insurance Company submits that though, she had some objection to the prayer for withdrawal, however, in the event a condition is imposed on them to file an indemnity bond in case of such withdrawal she does not have any objection for the same. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for both sides, this Interlocutory Application is allowed. 6. The Registry is directed to disburse the 50% of the awarded amount, which has already been deposited before the Registry by the Insurance Company in pursuant to the order dated 03.11.2025 passed in I.A. (Civil) No. 3495/2025 after proper verification and subject to furnish an indemnity bond of Rs. 13,02,500/- as such an undertaking therein that in the event the connected appeal is allowed and the applicants are required to deposit the said amount, they will do so. 7. With the above observations, this Interlocutory Application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant