Dhano Devi and Ors. v. New India Assurance Company Limited and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; C.M.P. No. 292 of 2016; decided 05.12.2025 by Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary (oral order); claimants Dhano Devi, Sanjay Prajapati, Sumitra Kumari, Goutam Prajapati; New India Assurance Company Limited; National Insurance Company Limited; M.A. No. 120 of 2004; statutory deposit release; Rs. 25,000/-; dismissed appeal; claimants directed to Tribunal; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Even assuming no compensation payment has been made, it is for the petitioners themselves to move the learned Tribunal for release of the compensation amount, since the Misc. Appeal preferred by the Insurance Company against the judgment of award of compensation was dismissed. ¶19