The National Insurance Company Ltd. Thru. Regional Manager Regional Officer Hazratganj Lko. v. Smt. Sushila Bisht and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
FAO 37/2024, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Court No. 5, Abdul Moin J., order dated 26.5.2025 — interlocutory applications in National Insurance Co. Ltd.'s first appeal from order against Tribunal decree in a claim involving death of the head of the family in an accident (factum of accident disputed by insurer). Applications allowed: service of notice on opposite party No. 5 at Mukhlispur, Santkabir Nagar (steps within a week); conditional partial release to claimant-respondents Smt. Sushila Bisht and others of one-fourth of the deposit (made per Court's 08.02.2024 directive covering total decreetal amount with interest) on personal bond, subject to Tribunal satisfaction and final orders in appeal. Counsel: Satyajit Banerji (appellant); Shivansh Agrawal, Dwijendra Prasad Gupta, Nitin Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Agrawal, Vishal Tahlani (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Both interlocutory applications allowed while the appeal remains pending: (1) notice to opposite party No. 5 at Mukhlispur, Santkabir Nagar, steps within a week, case to be listed as per notice; (2) claimant-respondents permitted to withdraw one-fourth of the appellant's deposit before the learned Tribunal on a personal bond, subject to the Tribunal's satisfaction and to final orders in the appeal.