The New India Assurance Co. Ltd, through Its Branch Manager, Chandrapur v. Ashwini Bhushan Barekar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Order dated 16.06.2025 by Justice Abhay J. Mantri, Nagpur Bench, Bombay High Court; Civil Application (F) Nos. 86/2025 and 2044/2025 in First Appeal (Stamp) No. 8813/2024 (The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Ashwini Bhushan Barekar and others); condonation of 02-day filing delay with no objection from respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 5; interim permission to withdraw 50% of awarded compensation with accrued interest by respondent No. 1 and respondent No. 5; Rs. 3 lakh payable to respondent No. 5; respondent No. 4 dead, respondent No. 3 absent though served; counsel: Lalit Limaye, Monali Pathade, Arpit B. Waghide, Ratna Singh.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 02 days in filing the appeal condoned and the appeal ordered to be registered (Civil Application (F) No. 86 of 2025 allowed); respondent No. 1 and respondent No. 5 permitted to withdraw 50% of the awarded compensation with accrued interest thereon, out of which Rs. 3 Lakh with accrued interest is to be paid to respondent No. 5 (Civil Application (F) No. 2044 of 2025 partly allowed). Merits of the appeal not adjudicated.