United India Insurance Company Limited. v. Vinay Sankar Choudhury

Orissa HC24 Jul 2023MACA/46/2021

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Against a compensation award of Rs.12,02,500/-, the Orissa High Court, on appeal by the insurer, fixed a reduced compensation of Rs.9,00,000/- along with 6% per annum interest as per the agreed proposal during hearing, disposing the appeal. The insurer is directed to deposit the reduced amount before the Tribunal. Nothing in this text is available to provide judgment sections, cases cited, or the

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United India Insurance Company Limited. Vs Vinay Sankar Choudhury — Insurance | Orissa HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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MACA No.46 of 2021

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United India Insurance Company Limited

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…. Appellant

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Mr.S.Satpahty, Advocate

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-versus-

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Vinay Sankar Choudhury (Dead) and …. Respondents another

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Mr.K.C.Nayak, Advocate for Respondent No.1

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CORAM:

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JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY

ORDER

24.7.2023

Order No.

The matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.

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Heard Mr.Satpathy, learned counsel for the AppellantInsurer and Mr.Nayak, learned counsel for claimantsRespondents 1(a) to 1(f), the L.Rs of deceased-claimant no.1.

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Present appeal by the Insurer is directed against the judgment dated 24^th December, 2019 of the District Judge-cumMACT, Rayagada, in MAC No.15 of 2018, wherein compensation to the tune of Rs.12,02,500/- has been granted along with interest @7% per annum with effect from the date of filing of the claim application on account of injury to the original claimant, namely, Vinay Sankar Choudhury, in the motor vehicular accident on 9^th October, 2017.

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Challenge is only on the quantification of compensation amount.

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: CHITTA RANJAN BISWAL Designation: Secretary Reason: Authentication Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 27-Jul-2023 12:40:49

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Upon hearing both parties and considering all such grounds of challenge advanced, a reduced compensation of Rs.9,00,000/- along with interest @6% per annum is proposed to the parties in course of hearing. This is agreed by Mr.Nayak, learned counsel for the claimants. Mr.Satpathy learned counsel for the Insurer leaves it to the discretion of the Court. As such, the amount is fixed to that extent.

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The Insurer-Appellant is directed to deposit the reduced compensation of Rs.9,00,000/-(Nine lakhs) before the Tribunal along with interest @6% per annum from the date of filing of the claim application within a period of two months from today; where-after the same shall be disbursed in favour of the claimants on such terms and proportion to be fixed by the Tribunal.

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With aforesaid modification in the compensation amount, the appeal is disposed of.

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The statutory deposit made by the Appellant with accrued interest thereon be refunded to him on proper application and on production of proof of deposit of the award amount before the learned Tribunal.

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Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

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( B.P. Routray)

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Judge

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: CHITTA RANJAN BISWAL Designation: Secretary C.R.Biswal Reason: Authentication Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 27-Jul-2023 12:40:49

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United India Insurance Company Limited. v. Vinay Sankar Choudhury

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