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Sandeep Munda Alias Lilu Munda v. the Manager Legal Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.

Jharkhand HC12 Nov 2022MA/75/2020

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What is this about?

The National Lok Adalat organized under the Jharkhand High Court settled a motor accident claim appeal. The court directed the insurance company to pay an additional Rs. 4,25,000 as lump sum to the claimants within two months via the tribunal.

What did the court decide?

The insurer is directed to pay a lump sum of Rs. 4,25,000 over and above the amount already paid to the claimants within two months.

Sandeep Munda Alias Lilu Munda Vs the Manager Legal Reliance… — Insurance | Jharkhand HC (2022)

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BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT DATED 12.11.2022

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(Held at Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi)

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[Organized by High Court Legal Services Committee under Section 19, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act)].

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M.A. No. 75 of 2020

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Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) : Sandeep Munda @ Lilu Munda Versus

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Respondent(s)/O.P.(s) : The Manager (Legal), Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd & Anr.

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Present :-

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Name of Hon’ble Judge : Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad Name of Advocate Member : Mr. Prabhat Kumar, S.C-II

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AWARD

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The matter has been referred to the National Lok Adalat vide order dated 19.10.2022

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Heard Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, learned counsel for the appellant and Ms. Swati Shalini, learned counsel for the Insurance Company.

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This appeal has been preferred challenging the order dated 09.01.2020 passed in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 48 of 2014 for enhancement of the amount claimed by the appellants-claimants.

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On deliberation, learned counsel for the parties have agreed for final settlement of the dispute by making payment of lump-sum amount to the tune of rupees four lakhs twenty five thousand (Rs. 4,25,000/-) over and above, the amount already paid.

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In view thereof and as per the agreement arrived at in between the parties, this appeal is finally disposed of with a direction upon the Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. to make payment of lump-sum amount of rupees four lakhs twenty five thousand (Rs. 4,25,000/-), over and above the

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amount already paid, in favour of the appellants/claimants within the period of two months’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order in the following

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manner:-

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(i) The claimants will open a Bank A/c and furnish the A/c number to the concerned Tribunal preferably within 10 days, if not already opened and furnished.

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(ii) The concerned Insurance Company will deposit the agreed amount, in the A/c of the concerned tribunal through RTGS/NEFT within the period as stipulated hereinabove.

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(iii) The concerned Tribunal shall disburse the aforesaid amount as agreed, to the respective accounts of the claimants, forthwith.

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Registry of this Court is directed to refund the statutory amount, if

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any, deposited by the Insurance Company on proper identification.

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In view thereof, the instant appeal stands disposed of.

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……………………….. ………………………. Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) Respondent(s)/O.P.(s) ……………………… ……………………….. Sign. of Hon’ble Judge Sign. of Advocate Member

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(Seal of HCLSC)

Sandeep Munda Alias Lilu Munda v. the Manager Legal Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.

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