Mohit Pratap Singh v. Union of India and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, CWP-16660-2023, decided 13.05.2025 (oral) by Justice Kuldeep Tiwari. Petitioner Mohit Pratap Singh sought mandamus under Articles 226/227 against Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (respondent No.6; respondents No.1-2 Union of India) for release of the amount granted by award dated 24.03.2014 (Annexure P-1). Court directed deposit of the awarded amount into the petitioner's bank account upon furnishing bank details and KYC; interest dispute left open to be raised before the appropriate forum; petition disposed of. Keywords: mandamus, insurance award, KYC, bank account details, deposit, interest, Articles 226/227.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.6 (Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.) to forthwith deposit the awarded amount (award dated 24.03.2014) in the petitioner's bank account upon the petitioner supplying complete bank account details and KYC; liberty reserved to the petitioner to pursue any interest dispute before the appropriate forum.