Madhuri Chatterjee And ORS v. The Bajaj Allianze General .Ins Co Ltd And ANR

11.6 F.M.A. 302 of 2021 ( Via Video Conference ) -------------- Ct.

No.

Sc+ SD Madhuri Chatterjee & Anr.

Vs.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. Mr. Saidur Rahman ...For the Appellants/Claimants Mr. Soumalya Ganguly ...For the Respondent Insurance Co.

This appeal has been filed by the appellants/claimants for enhancement of the amount awarded by judgment and award dated March 24, 2017 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Barasat, North 24-Parganas in M.A.C. Case No. 77 of 2015/MACC 4520 of 2014.

Mr. Saidur Rahman, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants/claimants submits that the matter has been settled with the Insurance Company and the Insurance Company is now required to pay a further sum of Rs.8,00,000/- by way of enhancement. He further submits that he does not wish to pursue this appeal and withdraw the same. It is further submitted that the awarded sum has already been paid to the appellants/claimants. In the light of the above submission, the respondent/Insurance Company is directed to pay the enhanced sum of Rs.8,00,000/- to the appellants/claimants' bank accounts directly within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order.

With the aforesaid directions the instant appeal is disposed of.

There shall be no further order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance of all formalities, on priority basis.

( Shekhar B. Saraf, J.)