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2026 DAILYLAW 7383 (GAU)

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. v. RITA SHARMA AND ANR.

I.A.(Civil)/1855/2026 · 2026-06-04

Robin Phukan

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010097982026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1855/2026 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NEW ASSURANCE BUILDING 87 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD MUMBAI AND ONE OF THE REGIONAL OFFICES AT STAR CITY COMPLEX 5TH FLOOR LACHIT NAGAR GHY NEAR HANUMAN MANDIR DIST KAMRUP ASSAM VERSUS RITA SHARMA AND ANR. W/O LT MADHAB CH DEKA R/O PATARKUCHI NEAR MANIPURI HARI MANDIR PO BELTOLA PS BASISTHA DIST KAMRUP ASSAM 2:SRI BISWAJIT DAS S/O DHANESWAR DAS R/O AHOMGAON NEAR DPS SCHOOL PO AND PS GARCHUK GHY DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : A K BHATTACHARYYA Advocate for : appearing for RITA SHARMA AND ANR. Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER Date : 05.06.2026 Heard Mr. Mr. K.K. Bhatta, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. S.I. Akand, learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1. This application is preferred by the applicant for staying operation of the judgment and award dated 11.02.2026, passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal No. 3, Kamrup(M), Guwahati, in MAC Case No. 1829/2020. Mr. Bhatta, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the connected appeal has already been admitted and the records have also been called for and as such, there is a requirement of staying operation of the impugned judgment and award dated 11.02.2026. Perused the application and the documents placed on record, and also perused the judgment and award dated 11.02.2026. Since the connected appeal has already been admitted and the records have also been called for, this Court is of the view that the impugned judgment and award dated 11.02.2026, can be stayed. Accordingly, the impugned judgment and award dated 11.02.2026, passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal No. 3, Kamrup(M), Guwahati, in MAC Case No. 1829/2020, stands stayed till disposal of the connected appeal subject, however, to depositing of 50% of the awarded amount before the Registry of this Court within four weeks from today. On such deposit being made, the opposite party No. 1/claimant will be at Page No.# 3/3 liberty to withdraw the same on proper identification. In terms of above, this I.A. stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant