Icici Lambard General Insurance Co.Ltd v. Amiya Ranjan Mahana
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
MACA No. 683 of 2018 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Appellant Mr. G.P. Dutta, Advocate
Versus
1. Amiya Ranjan Mahana
2. Asish Ranjan Mahana
3. Tusarkanti Mishra
4. Saroj Kumar Mahapatra
5. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Respondents Mr. S.S.Dash, Advocate (for Respondent No.1)
CORAM:
JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO Order No.
ORDER
12.03.2022
07. 1.
This matter is taken up today in the National Lok Adalat through hybrid mode.
2.
Learned counsels for the Appellant and Respondents No.1-claimant are present. The memo in support of the compromise between the Appellant and Respondent No.1-Amiya Ranjan Mahana is kept in the record. The Vakalatnama filed on behalf of Respondent No.1 is also kept in the record. 3.
The Learned Addl. District Judge -cum- 3rd M.A.C.T., Bargarh had directed the appellant to pay an amount of Rs.3,48,000/- (Rupees three lakh forty-eight thousand only) to the Claimants-respondents no.1 and 2 along with interest at the
// 2 // rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing till date of payment, vide judgment dated 27.02.2018.
It is now agreed between the Appellant and ClaimantRespondent No.1 that a consolidated amount of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) shall be paid by the insurance company to the Claimants-Respondent nos.1 and 2 within a period of eight weeks.
4.
It is therefore directed that the appellant-insurance company shall deposit the aforesaid consolidated amount of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) within a period of eight weeks from today before the Tribunal. The Tribunal shall apportion the amount among the claimants. 5.
As the settlement is arrived at before the National Lok Adalat, no court fee shall be levied. On production of proof of deposit, the statutory amount shall be refunded to the appellant Insurance Company along with accrued interest, on proper application.
6.
The MACA is accordingly disposed of.
7.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
(Savitri Ratho) Judge National Lok Adalat Bichi/sukanta