The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Thru. Divisional Manager v. Commissioner and Secy. Board of Revenue Lko and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 – challenge to award dated 17.06.2019 – penalty reduction from Rs.1,50,000/- to Rs.75,000/- – Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. – respondents/claimants – Permanent Lok Adalat – remittal of deposited amount with accrued interest within six weeks – issue followed this Court's earlier judgment dated 25.08.2022 in Writ - C No.3536 of 2016 – petition disposed of – Lucknow Bench – decided 27.1.2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of: award dated 17.06.2019 modified so that the penalty stands reduced from Rs.1,50,000/- to Rs.75,000/-, the other directions in the award remaining intact; amounts deposited before the Court to be remitted to the Permanent Lok Adalat within six weeks with accrued interest and paid to the respondent with expedition. ¶12