Gita Rani Chatterjee & ORS v. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited & ANR

10.6 F.M.A.T. 998 of 2018 ( Via Video Conference ) -------------- Ct.

No.

Sc+ SD Gita Rani Chatterjee & Ors.

Vs.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. Mr. Ashique Mondal ...For the Appellants/Claimants Mr. Rajesh Singh ...For the Respondent Insurance Co.

On the oral prayer of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants/claimants, the delay in filing the appeal is condoned. No serious objection has been raised by Mr. Rajesh Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Insurance Company.

This appeal has been filed by the appellants/claimants for enhancement of the amount awarded by judgment and award dated December 22, 2017 passed by the learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Additional District & Sessions Judge, 15th Court, Alipore, South 24-Parganas in M.A.C.C. No. 98 of 2014. Mr. Ashique Mondal, 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 an additional sum of Rs.7,30,000/- 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.7,30,000/- 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.)