The National Insurance Co- Ltd, Lucknow Thru. Regional Manager, v. Smt. Sudha Singh and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
National Insurance Co. Ltd (appellant, counsel Ramesh Chandra Sharma) v. Smt. Sudha Singh And Others; FAFO 18 of 2024, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Court No. 19, Prashant Kumar, J., decided 26.11.2025; interim order on withdrawal of Tribunal compensation deposited under order dated 05.03.2024: 50% release with proportionate interest per impugned award within four weeks, balance 50% in fixed deposit of nationalized bank till appeal concludes, statutory Rs.25,000/- to be transferred to Claims Tribunal; appeal pending, listed 20.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
Conditional permission to withdraw the deposited compensation: claimants-respondents may apply to the Tribunal within ten days; the Tribunal shall then release 50% of the deposited amount with interest in equal proportionate as per the impugned-award directions within four weeks (order printed as 'with furnishing any security /indemnity'); the remaining 50% is to be invested in a maximum interest bearing fixed deposit of a nationalized bank till final decision of the appeal; the statutory deposit of Rs.25,000/- is to be transmitted to the Claims Tribunal within two weeks for adjustment; case listed for 20.02.2026.