Pratima Naik v. Binod Behari Nayak
Case brief
What is this about?
Motor accident compensation appeal (MACA No.554 of 2016, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack) settled in the 4th National Lok Adalat by compromise; enhancement of compensation by further consolidated Rs.15,50,000/-; claimants Pratima Naik and others vs Binod Bihari Nayak and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.; structured disbursement - lump sum to widow and children (Rs.5,50,000/-), balance Rs.10 lakhs in three-year fixed deposit with bar on encumbrance and liberty for interim release; deposit before 3rd M.A.C.T., Nayagarh within eight weeks; exemption from court fee; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 13.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Enhancement of compensation by a further consolidated sum of Rs.15,50,000/- agreed in Lok Adalat compromise; Rs.5,50,000/- to be disbursed to Claimant Nos.1 to 5 (widow and children) and balance Rs.10 lakhs kept in a three-year fixed deposit in a nationalized bank, not encumberable without Tribunal leave, with liberty to seek interim release on justifiable grounds; deposit to be made before the 3rd M.A.C.T., Nayagarh within eight weeks; no court fee payable; MACA disposed of.