Saroj Gautam & ORS. v. Nitin Shokeen & ANR.
$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CM(M) 2576/2024 SAROJ GAUTAM & ORS.
..... Petitioners Through:
Mr.Sunil Kumar, Advocate.
Mr.Bijay Kumar, Advocate.
versus NITIN SHOKEEN & ANR.
..... Respondents Through:
Ms.Suman Bagga, Mr.Shekhar Kumar and Mr.Pankaj Gupta, Advocates.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA
O R D E R
% 16.05.2024 CM APPL. 29230/2024 1.
Learned counsel for the respondent/insurance company is present.
2.
The delay of 81 days in filing the present petition is condoned. 3.
The application stands disposed of.
CM(M) 2576/2024 & CM APPL. 29229/2024 4.
The petitioner is invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, assailing the impugned order dated 21.03.2023 passed by learned Presiding Officer, MACT, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi.
5.
The learned counsel for the respondent/insurance company has no objection if the application is allowed as per law. 6.
Long and short of the matter is that all the claimants are already on the judicial record of the matter before the learned Tribunal and it The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/05/2024 at 11:30:29
appears that mother of the deceased Smt.Son Kali has since expired. 7.
The learned Tribunal has allowed the application of the remaining claimants to bring their legal heirs on record. However, a direction has been passed that the amount of compensation, which was due to be paid to the mother, shall be released by the bank, subject to submission of the succession certificate.
8.
Ex facie, the requirement of obtaining and submitting the succession certificate is not called for.
9.
Hence the impugned order dated 21.03.2023 is set aside. The concerned Bank shall release the amount of compensation, which was to be paid to the claimant Smt.Son Kali, the mother of the deceased, to the claimant widow of the deceased forthwith. 10.
The petition stands disposed of along with pending application. DHARMESH SHARMA, J.
MAY 16, 2024 VLD The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/05/2024 at 11:30:29