Harihar Singh v. Ashok Choudhari

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR W.P.(227) No. 326 of 2018 Harihar Singh S/o Late Sahdev Singh Aged About 50 Years Occupation Agriculturist R/o Village Bhaluani Post Sewadih P.S. Ranka District Garhwa (Jharkhand) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Ashok Choudhari S/o Jagdish Choudhari Aged About 35 Years Occupation Tempo Driver And Owner R/o Village Singakala Sewadih P.S. Ranka District Garhwa (Jharkhand)

2. Branch Manager Tata A.G.I. General Insurance Company Ltd. Branch Office- 15th Flour Tower A Pinseliya Business Park Ganpat Rao Kadam Marg Senapati Bapat Marg Lower Parl Mumbai 400013 Through Branch Manager Tata A.G.I. General Insurance Company Ltd. D.B. Complex 4th Manjil Rajgandha Maidan Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. Smt. Phulmani Devi @ Phulmani Devi W/o Harihar Singh Aged About 46 Years Occupation House Wife R/o Village Bhaluani Post Sewadih P.S. Ranka District Garhwa (Jharkhand), ---- Respondents For petitioner -Shri A.N. Pandey, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 16/04/2018 Heard.

1.

Instant petition is against the order dated 3/04/2018 wherein an application to withdraw amount of Rs. 2 lakhs has been dismissed which was deposited in lieu of the compensation awarded dated 17th August, 2017.

2.

It is been contended before this court that marriage of son Nandu Singh and daughter Sita is to be performed as such to incur social expenses amount of Rs.2 lakhs which was deposited in the fixed deposit account of the petitioner may be allowed to be withdrawn. 3.

Perused the award which is placed for perusal which shows that total amount of Rs.5,80,400/- was awarded. There were two claimants and

it was directed that amount of Rs.2 lakhs each to be deposited in the fixed deposit for a period of five years and rest of the amount to be given to them. Along with the petition the invitation letter of the marriage is enclosed which shows that son Nandu Singh and daughter Sita their marriage is going to be performed on 24/04/2018. 4.

Considering the same, it is directed that amount of Rs.1,50,000/- is allowed to be withdrawn from the fixed deposit account of the petitioner/claimant so as to perform marriage of the son and the daughter. Rest of the amount shall be kept in fixed deposit again in the nationalized bank for a period of 5 years.

5.

With such observation, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri