The Branch Manager vs Gurmeet Kaur & Ors
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Jharkhand High Court

The Branch Manager vs Gurmeet Kaur & Ors on 7 August, 2025

Author: Gautam Kumar Choudhary

Bench: Gautam Kumar Choudhary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
            M. A. No. 191 of 2016
The Branch Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Branch Office, Palamau
through its Legal Cell, Ranchi                   ....    ....  Appellants
                               Versus
Gurmeet Kaur & Ors.                              ...      ....     Respondents
                                With
                    M. A. No. 575 of 2015
Gurmeet Kaur & Anr.                                          ....   ....   Appellants
                                       Versus
Baldeo Sahu & Ors.                                           ...      ....     Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Appellants                : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate
                                         (M.A. No.191/16)
                                    Mrs. Nirupama, Advocate
                                    Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Advocate
                                    Mr. Shashi Shekhar Dwivedi, Advocate
                                         (M.A. No.575/15)
For the Respondents               : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Advocate
                                    Mr. Shashi Shekhar Dwivedi, Advocate
                                         (M.A. No.191/16)
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Order No. 13 / Dated : 07.08.2025.

1. Both these appeals arise out of common judgment and award of compensation made in M.A.C.C. No. 48/ 2011 for the death of Jogender Singh who died in a motor vehicle accident.

2. During the pendency of the miscellaneous appeal, claimant no.1-Smt. Sabinder Kaur, wife of the deceased and his son (claimant no.2) died and they have been substituted by Gurmeet Kaur and Kanika Sachdev in M.A. No.575 of 2015. After the death of Rabinder Singh, his daughter Jaspreet Kaur was impleaded as respondent no. 4 in M.A. No. 575 of 2015 and as respondent no. 5 in M.A. 191 of 2016.

3. Notices were also issued against respondent no. 4 (Jasprit Kaur), but it could not be served.

4. Under the circumstance, learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to serve notice upon respondent no. 4 (Jasprit Kaur) on her present and correct address for which requisites etc. under registered cover with A/D as well as under ordinary process must be filed within two weeks.

Let these cases be listed after six weeks.

(Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Pawan/ -