Shiba Sahoo v. The Gm, Icici Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., Mumbai

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.22970 of 2022 Shiba Sahoo ....

Petitioner -versusThe G.M., ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., Mumbai & Ors.

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Opposite Parties

CORAM:

JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY

ORDER

27.10.2022 03.

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement Order No (Virtual/Physical) Mode.

2. Vakalatnama and the E-mail dtd.17.09.2022 produced by Mr. S. Pattnaik be kept on record.

3. Heard Mr. B.K. Nayak, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. A.K. Nayak on behalf of Mr. S.K. Sarangi, learned Sr. Counsel as well as Mr. Srinivas Pattnaik, learned counsel appearing for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-O.P. No. 3.

4. It is submitted that because of the born injury sustained by the Petitioner with regard to the LPG gas accident, which took place on 02.09.2017, the Petitioner made his claim before the O.P. No. 3 only on 24.05.2022 under Annexure-4.

5. Learned counsel appearing for O.P. No. 3 submitted that on receipt of such application the claim of the Petitioner has been recommended to the O.P. No. 1 vide E-mail dtd.17.09.2022.

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6. In view of such position, this Court while disposing the writ Petition, directs the O.P. No. 1 to take steps on the claim of the Petitioner as made in Annexure-4 and forwarded by the Corporation vide E-mail dtd.17.09.2022 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of this order. It is observed that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

7. The writ Petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction.

(Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge Sneha