The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Sushiti Bharti & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Motor accident claims appeals, Delhi High Court, Justice Anish Dayal, order dated 13.05.2026 - MAC.APP. 1128/2014 (New India Assurance Co Ltd v. Sushiti Bharti & Ors.) and MAC.APP. 731/2015 (Sushiti Bharti & Ors. v. Virender & Ors.) - apportionment of compensation of deceased original claimant Ms. Swarn Kaur among legal heirs - equal shares to widow Sushiti Bharti and grandson Milind Bharti - no-objection affidavits by heirs Renu Batra, Diljeet Singh Saluja, Kiran Tripathi - deposit of enhanced compensation by insurer within four weeks before Registrar General - lumpsum release of full compensation after liquidation of FDRs - statutory deposit releasable to Insurance Company only after enhanced deposit - disposal of both appeals and pending applications.
What did the court decide?
Both appeals disposed of: compensation apportioned to deceased claimant Ms. Swarn Kaur directed to be equally apportioned between Ms. Sushiti Bharti and Mr. Milind Bharti; Insurance Company to deposit enhanced compensation within four weeks before the Registrar General; full compensation thereafter to be released in lumpsum to Ms. Sushiti Bharti and Mr. Milind Bharti after liquidating requisite FDRs; statutory deposit to be released to the Insurance Company only after deposit of the enhanced amount.