Disposed

Smt. Arti Devi v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited and Ors.

Delhi HC21 Feb 2024CM(M)/1930/2024

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Claimants under a settled motor accident compensation award petitioned against the Tribunal's demand for a succession certificate after the death of two claimant parents. The High Court directed that no succession certificate be insisted upon and the remaining award be released to the deceased's widow with interest.

What did the court decide?

Succession certificate requirement waived; remaining compensation with accrued interest ordered released to the widow of the deceased.

Smt. Arti Devi Vs Oriental Insurance Company… — Succession and Inheritance | Delhi HC (2024)

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$~41

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CM(M) 1930/2024

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SMT. ARTI DEVI & ORS. ..... Petitioners Through: Mr. Manish Maini and Ms. Divya Saini, Advs.

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versus

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ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ORS

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..... Respondent Through: Mr. R.K. Tripathi, Adv. for R-1/Insurance Company.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA

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O R D E R % 21.02.2024

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CM APPL. 10486/2024 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application stands disposed of.

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CM(M) 1930/2024

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By way of the present petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court.

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Learned counsel for the respondent/Insurance Company appears on advance notice.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are aggrieved of order dated 14.12.2023, whereby, the learned Presiding Officer, MACT-01, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi has directed the petitioners/claimants (who are the widow and minor children of the deceased Mr. Munna Lal who received fatal

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 03:07:00

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injuries in the accident in question) to submit a succession certification consequent to the demise of the parents of the deceased/Mr. Munna Lal, who are arrayed as petitioner No.6/Mrs. Niyadra Devi and petitioner No.7/Mr. Ram Khelawan.

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Since the matter already stands disposed of, there is no legal necessity to submit a succession certificate. However, the verification of the factum of death of the parents be obtained from the SHO concerned, if not already obtained.

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The present petition is disposed of with a direction that the learned Presiding Officer, MACT-01, Karkardooma Courts shall not insist for requirement of succession certificate from the surviving claimants and the remaining amount of compensation which was awarded to petitioners No.6 and 7 be released to the widow of the deceased with accrued interest thereupon.

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DHARMESH SHARMA, J.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024/ck

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Smt. Arti Devi v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited and Ors.

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