U.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Hardoi Region Thru. Regional Manager, Hardoi v. Smt. Ram Sukhi and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
FAFO 318 of 2025; U.P. State Road Transport Corporation Hardoi v. Smt. Ram Sukhi and another; appeal under Section 173 Motor Vehicles Act 1988; Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Hardoi Claim Petition No. 286 of 2019; award dated 5.5.2025; Rs. 940200 with 7% interest; death case; contributing negligence; multi-fatality accident; connected appeals FAFO Nos. 13 of 2022 and 17 of 2022; appeal admitted; notice to respondents; lower court record summoned; conditional interim stay; statutory deposit adjustment; deposit within four weeks; 50% released to claimants; remaining 50% highest interest-bearing account subject to outcome of appeal; listing 25.9.2025; order dated 5.8.2025; Jaspreet Singh J.; Lucknow Bench.
What did the court decide?
Appeal admitted with notice to respondents and summons for lower-court record; matter connected with FAFO Nos. 13 of 2022 and 17 of 2022 and listed for 25.9.2025. Interim relief: operation of the impugned award stayed conditionally upon the appellant depositing the entire sum (after adjusting the statutory deposit) within four weeks before this Court; 50% of the deposit to be released to the claimants and the remaining 50% kept in a highest interest-bearing account subject to the outcome of the appeal. Final adjudication of the appeal deferred to the connected listing.