Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010131752026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2198/2026 SMTI DIPREKHA BORAH AND ANR W/O SRI NAREN BORAH 2: NAREN BORAH S/O LATE KANPAI BORAH BOTH ARE R/O VILL. BORBHAGIA P.O. AND P.S. ULUANI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN 78213 VERSUS ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD AND ORS A CENTRAL GOVT. UNDERTAKING, HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT GUWAHATI, G.S. ROAD, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI 781007, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGER, GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI 78100 2:MRS MARAMI HAZARIKA W/O LATE RAJIB HAZARIKA R/O VILL. PARBATI NAGAR P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784001 3:SRI MAHENDRA GAYARI S/O SRI PORBODH GAYARI R/O VILL. OUGURI BENGENATI P.O. AND P.S. ULUANI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 PIN 78213 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A BHATTACHARYYA, Advocate for the Respondent : MS. R D MOZUMDAR, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER Date : 26.06.2026 Heard Mr. A. Bhattacharyya, learned counsel appearing for the applicant/claimant. Also heard Ms. R. D. Mozumdar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. By way of this interlocutory application, the applicant/claimant has prayed for release of 50% of the awarded amount deposited before the Registry of this Court. 3. It appears that this Court, while admitting the connected appeal by order dated 19.09.2025 and while considering I.A.(Civil) No. 3106/2025 filed for stay of the impugned judgment and award dated 16.05.2025 passed in MAC Case No. 552/2022, was pleased to stay the operation of the impugned judgment and award, subject to the condition that the appellant-insurance company deposit 50% of the awarded amount before the Registry of this Court within a period of 6 (six) weeks from the date of the said order. 4. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, 50% of the awarded amount has been deposited by the appellant-insurance company before the Registry of this Court. 5. Ms. R. D. Mozumdar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent/appellant, submits that she has no objection to the release of the aforesaid deposited amount lying with the Registry of this Court. Page No.# 3/3 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the materials available on record, this Court is of the considered view that the prayer made in the present interlocutory application deserves to be allowed. 7. Accordingly, the Registry of this Court is directed to release 50% of the awarded amount deposited pursuant to the order dated 13.02.2026 in favour of the claimant/applicant, upon proper verification and identification, preferably by transferring the same to the bank account of the claimant/applicant, subject to furnishing of the requisite bank details before the Registry. 8. It is, however, made clear that such release shall remain subject to the outcome of the connected appeal. 9. The interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant