Claimant(S)/Appellant(S) : Raj ... vs Unknown
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                 BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT
                       DATED 14.05.2022
                     (Held at Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi)
[Organized by High Court Legal Services Committee under Section 19, Legal Services
                      Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act)].

                                M.A. No. 243 of 2016

     Claimant(s)/Appellant(s)    : Raj Laxmi Dixit & Another
                                        Versus
    Respondent/O.P.(s)           : Sadhan Kumar Dutta & Another

Present :-

Name of Hon'ble Judge : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad Name of Advocate Member : Mr. Kishore Kumar Singh, Standing Counsel -VI

AWARD The matter has been referred to the National Lok Adalat vide order dated

12.05.2022.

Md. Zaid Ahmed, learned counsel for the appellants as also Mr. G.C.Jha,

learned counsel for the respondent-Insurance Co., are present.

The instant appeal has been preferred challenging the Award/judgment

passed in Motor Accident Claim Case No.271 of 2013 dated 17.02.2016 whereby and

whereunder, a sum of Rs.3,26,000/- has been directed to be paid to the applicant No.1

within 60 days from the date of award failing which the insurance company will be

liable to pay interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of the case till its

realization.

On deliberation, Md. Zaid Ahmed, learned counsel for the appellants as

also Mr. G.C.Jha, learned counsel for the opposite party- the United India Insurance

Company Limited, have agreed for final settlement of the dispute by making payment

of lump-sum amount to the tune of Rs.4,50,000/-, over and above the amount already

paid.

In view thereof and as per the agreement arrived at in between the parties,

the instant appeal is being finally disposed of with a direction upon the opposite party-

the United India Insurance Company Limited to make payment of lump-sum amount

of Rs.4,50,000/-, over and above the amount already paid, in favour of the

appellants/claimants within a period of two months' from the date of receipt of copy

of the order in the following manner:-

(i) The claimants will open a Bank Account and furnish the Account number to the concerned Tribunal preferably within 10 days, if not already opened and furnished.

(ii) The concerned Insurance Company will deposit the agreed amount, in the Account of the concerned Tribunal through RTGS/NEFT within the period as stipulated hereinabove.

(iii) The concerned Tribunal shall disburse the aforesaid amount as agreed, to the respective account of the claimants, forthwith.

In view thereof, the instant appeal stands disposed of.

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