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Satyabhama Barai v. Icici Lombard G.I.Co.Ltd.

Orissa HC14 Mar 2026MACA/1000/2017

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What is this about?

Lok Adalat settlement of MACA No. 1000 of 2017 (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Justice V. Narasingh, 14.03.2026): Satyabhama Barai (claimant/appellant) v. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.; compensation enhanced by further consolidated Rs.1,00,000/- on compromise; 1st M.A.C.T., Deogarh to release agreed amount per impugned Award and receive deposit within eight weeks; no court fee payable; MACA disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Enhancement of compensation by a further consolidated sum of Rs.1,00,000/- settled through compromise at the 1st National Lok Adalat; release of the agreed amount by the learned 1st M.A.C.T., Deogarh as per the impugned Award with deposit before it within eight weeks; exemption from court fee for the claimant(s). ¶21

Satyabhama Barai Vs Icici Lombard G.I.Co.Ltd. — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the motor accident compensation awarded to the Claimant, Mrs. Satyabhama Barai, under the impugned Award of the 1st M.A.C.T., Deogarh should be enhanced.

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Court's answer

On the basis of the compromise agreed between the parties at the 1st National Lok Adalat (hybrid mode), the amount of compensation is enhanced by a further consolidated sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (rupees one lakh), and the compromise sheet signed by both the parties/their authorized representatives is taken on record.

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Ratio / Principle

The learned 1st M.A.C.T., Deogarh is called upon to release the agreed amount in favour of the claimant(s) as per the impugned Award, and the awarded amount shall be deposited before the learned 1st M.A.C.T., Deogarh within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of this order.

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Key takeaways

As the case is disposed of in the spirit of the Lok Adalat, no court fee is liable to be paid by the claimant(s).ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MACA No. 1000 of 2017, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (Justice V. Narasingh, order dated 14.03.2026): The appeal by claimant Mrs. Satyabhama Barai against respondent ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. for enhancement of motor accident compensation was taken up in the 1st National Lok Adalat (hybrid mode) and disposed of on the basis of compromise. Compensation was enhanced by a further consolidated sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (rupees one lakh), the signed compromise sheet being taken on record. The learned 1st M.A.C.T., Deogarh was directed to release the agreed amount in favour of the claimant(s) as per the impugned Award, with the awarded amount to be deposited before it within eight weeks from receipt/production of the order. As the case was disposed of in the spirit of the Lok Adalat, no court fee was liable to be paid by the claimant(s).

Satyabhama Barai v. Icici Lombard G.I.Co.Ltd.

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