Shriram General Insurance Company Limited Through Legal Manager Mr. Sagar Gangurde v. Smt. Divya Dashrat Gharat And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4476 OF 2016 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO.24887 OF 2016 Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd., Thane .... Applicant V/s.

Divya Dashrat Gharat & Ors.

.... Respondents Mr. Nikhil Mehta, i/by M/s. KMC Legal Venture, for the Applicant. None for the Respondents.

CORAM : DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.

DATE : 20 TH OCTOBER 2016.

P.C. :

1.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant-Insurance Company. 2.

This is an application seeking stay to the execution of the Judgment and Award dated 21st April 2016 passed by the M.A.C.T., Alibag-Raigad in M.A.C.P. No.138 of 2010.

3.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant-Insurance Company that the applicant-Insurance Company will be depositing the entire amount, as awarded by the Tribunal, within six weeks from today. This statement is accepted as an undertaking given to this Court. 4.

In view thereof, the Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer 1/2 CAF-4476-16==.doc

clause (a), subject to the applicant-Insurance Company depositing the compensation amount, as awarded by the Tribunal, within a period of six weeks from today.

5.

On applicant-Insurance Company depositing the aforesaid compensation amount in M.A.C.T., Alibag-Raigad in M.A.C.P. No.138 of 2010, the Tribunal is directed to invest the same in any Nationalized Bank, initially for a period of one year, to be renewed from time to time thereafter till disposal of the First Appeal.

6.

On failure of the applicant-Insurance Company to deposit the compensation amount, as awarded by the Tribunal, within the stipulated time, the stay granted by this Court shall automatically stand vacated, without further reference to the Court.

7.

The amount of Rs.25,000/- deposited by the applicant-Insurance Company in this Court is directed to be transferred to M.A.C.T., AlibagRaigad in M.A.C.P. No.138 of 2010. M.A.C.T., Alibag-Raigad is directed to invest the said amount along with the compensation amount to be deposited by the appellant-insurance Company, as stated above. 8.

Civil Application is disposed of in the above terms. [DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.] 2/2 CAF-4476-16==.doc