National Insurance Company Limited, Lko. Thru. Assistant Manager/ Manager v. Smt. Nutan Sharma and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
FAFO 441/2025; National Insurance Company Limited v. Smt. Nutan Sharma and others; Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (North), Lucknow; Claim Petition No.235/2015; award dated 30.07.2025; Rs. 14,55,622/- with 7% interest; Section 173, Motor Vehicle Act 1988; negligence of offending vehicle; tribunal compensation challenged; appeal admitted; notice to respondent nos. 6 and 7; summon lower court record; conditional stay of award; deposit within four weeks; statutory amount adjusted; 50% release on indemnity bond; 50% Fixed Term Policy nationalized bank; hearing week commencing 01.12.2025; Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 20.
What did the court decide?
Appeal admitted; notice issued to respondent nos. 6 and 7; conditional interim stay of the operation of the impugned judgment and award dated 30.07.2025, contingent on the appellant depositing the entire award amount within four weeks (statutory amount adjusted); 50% of the sum to be released to the claimants-respondents on furnishing an indemnity bond, remaining 50% to be invested under a Fixed Term Policy in a nationalized bank, subject to final disposal; matter listed for the week commencing 01.12.2025. The substantive question on negligence/compensation remains open.