National Insurance Company v. Chander Kala

Himachal Pradesh HC9 Jul 2026CMP/15070/2026

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CMP 15070/2026 CMP 15071/2026 FAO 288/2017 discharge of natural guardian minors attained majority Adhar Card release of compensation up-to-date interest remittance saving bank account para-4 no objection non-applicants National Insurance Chander Kala Virender Singh Judge 9.7.2026

What did the court decide?

Both applications disposed of: (i) CMP No. 15070 of 2026 allowed — natural guardian of applicants/respondents No. 4 to 6 discharged; (ii) CMP No. 15071 of 2026 — compensation falling to the applicants' shares ordered released alongwith up-to-date interest, to be remitted to their saving bank accounts per para-4 particulars. ¶¶13

National Insurance Company Vs Chander Kala — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the natural guardian of the applicants (minors at the time of pendency of the appeal, now having attained majority) should be discharged. +1 more

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Court's answer

The application to discharge the guardian is allowed: the natural guardian of applicants/respondents No. 4 to 6 is ordered to be discharged, the fact of majority being evidenced by Adhar Cards annexed to the application.

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Ratio / Principle

As there was no objection from learned counsel for the non-applicants, the amount of compensation falling to the applicants' shares is ordered to be released in their favour alongwith up-to-date interest.

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Key takeaways

The released amount is to be remitted to the saving bank accounts of the applicants, whose particulars are mentioned in para-4 of the application.ratio¶¶13

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Order dated 9.7.2026 by Judge Virender Singh disposing of two applications (CMP Nos. 15070 and 15071 of 2026) filed within pending appeal FAO No. 288 of 2017, National Ins. Co. Ltd. v. Chander Kala & ors. (i) CMP No. 15070 allowed: the natural guardian of applicant respondents No. 4 to 6, who were minors during the pendency of the appeal and have now attained majority (proof by Adhar Cards annexed), is ordered to be discharged. (ii) CMP No. 15071: in view of no objection by counsel for the non-applicants, the amount of compensation falling to the applicants' shares is ordered to be released in their favour alongwith up-to-date interest, and is to be remitted to the saving bank accounts of the applicants whose particulars are given in para-4 of the application. No statute or precedent is cited and no monetary figure is stated in the text.

National Insurance Company v. Chander Kala

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