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Magma Hdi General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Poonam Devi and 6 Ors.

Gauhati HC11 Sept 2026MACApp./653/2022

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What is this about?

The National Lok Adalat, Gauhati High Court, closed the appellant-Insurance Company's appeal in a money recovery matter following a settlement. The Insurance Company agreed to pay an additional sum deposited with the Registry for disbursal to claimants.

What did the court decide?

The appeal is closed on the appellant's undertaking to pay an additional Rs.6,00,000/-; the Court ordered the total deposited amount to be disbursed to the claimants per the prescribed notification.

Magma Hdi General Insurance Company Ltd. Vs Poonam Devi and 6 Ors. — Insurance | Gauhati HC (2026)

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GAHC010177112022

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : MACApp./653/2022

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MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT MAGMA HOUSE NO. 24, PARK STREET KOLKOTTA 700016 AND A REGIONAL OFFICE AT BLOCK 3B, B201202 ECOSPACE BUSINESS PARK, AMBUJA REALITY CAMPUS, ACTION AREA 110, NORTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANA, WEST BENGAL AND A BRANCH OFFICE AT F-FORT BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, SOUTH SARANIA, GS ROAD, GUWAHATI 781007

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VERSUS

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POONAM DEVI AND 6 ORS. W/O LATE PRAMOD SAIN @ PRAMOD KUMAR SAIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE B.C DAS ROAD, SANTI PARA, PO, PS AND DIST DIBRUGARH, ASSAM 786001

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2:MISS KOMAL SAIN

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D/O LATE PRAMOD SAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE B.C DAS ROAD SANTI PARA PO PS AND DIST DIBRUGARH ASSAM 786001 3:SRI TANMAY SAIN S/O LATE PRAMOD SAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE B.C DAS ROAD SANTI PARA PO PS AND DIST DIBRUGARH ASSAM 786001

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4:SRI OM PRAKASH NAI S/O LATE MALI RAM NAI

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RESIDENT OF VILLAGE B.C DAS ROAD SANTI PARA PO PS AND DIST DIBRUGARH ASSAM 786001

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5:SMTI SITA DEVI SAIN W/O SRI OM PRAKASH NAI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE B.C DAS ROAD SANTI PARA PO PS AND DIST DIBRUGARH ASSAM 786001 6:MOTIUR RAHMAN S/O MOFIDUL ISLAM

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RESIDENT OF KESHARI PO KESHARI PS JURIA DIST NAGAON ASSAM 782124

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7:MD. SUJJATUL ISLAM S/O MD. SAIF UDDIN RESIDENT OF DALONI JURIA PO TINSUKIA PS JURIA RUPOHI DIST NAGAON ASSAM 78212

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R GOSWAMI, MS. P BORTHAKUR,MS. M SAIKIA

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Advocate for the Respondent : ,

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NATIONAL LOK ADALAT

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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR

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ORDER

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Date : 12.09.2026

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Sri Om Prakash Nai and Smti Sita Devi Sain are present before this Court along with Mr. Debashish Gogoi, learned counsel who had represented the claimants before the learned Tribunal.

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It has been jointly submitted by the claimants who are present and the learned counsel who had represented the claimants before the learned Tribunal that since the claimant Nos.1 to 3 are presently in Rajasthan and could not secure reservation to appear before the Lok Adalat, instructions have been issued to the counsel representing them before the learned Tribunal to convey the concurrence of the aforesaid claimant Nos.1 to 3 to the settlement arrived at in the present case.

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The learned counsel has also produced the WhatsApp message containing the declaration of claimant No.1, who is also the natural guardian of claimant Nos.2 and 3, stating that there would be no objection for closure of the appeal on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

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Md. Irman Ali, representative of the appellant-Insurance Company, is present along with Mr. R. Goswami, learned counsel.

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In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the appeal is accordingly closed on the settlement that the appellant-Insurance Company shall pay an another amount of Rs.6,00,000/- over and above the amount already deposited amount of Rs.24,59,013/-.

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It has been submitted that the claimants have already withdrawn an amount of Rs.24,59,013/-, which was deposited before the Registry of this Court.

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The Insurance Company shall deposit the remaining amount of Rs.6,00,000/- before the Registry of this Court and the same shall be disbursed to the claimants as per the procedure laid down in Notification No.43 dated 26.06.2020.

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The statutory deposited amount by the appellant Insurance Company shall be refunded as per the procedure.

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The copy of the settlement be kept on record.

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JUDGE

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