SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sazia Ahmed and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, Review.Pet./48/2026, decided 12.06.2026 by Kaushik Goswami, J. Insurer's review petition seeking limited modification of order dated 11.02.2026: claimant to furnish indemnity bond while seeking release of deposited amount (50% of awarded amount) from the Registry; release after due verification of identity and entitlement upon proper acknowledgment; claimant's counsel consented; review petition allowed to that extent; order forms integral part of order dated 11.02.2026. Petitioner: SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd.; respondents: Sazia Ahmed, Sahil Mohammad Habib, Syeda Julekha Khanam (minor), Abdul Baten Ahmed (vehicle owner), Ismail Hussain (driver).
What did the court decide?
Review petition allowed to the limited extent indicated: the last paragraph of the operative portion of the order dated 11.02.2026 is modified so that the claimant, while seeking release of the deposited amount, must accompany the release application with an indemnity bond, with the Registry releasing the deposited amount after due verification of identity and entitlement upon proper acknowledgment; this order forms an integral part of the order dated 11.02.2026.