Hdfc Ergo General Insurance Co. Ltd v. Smti. Romita Kumari and 3 Ors

ORDER Date : 14.12.2024

Mr. Kalyan Sen Gupta, Senior Manager, HDFC Ergo General Insurance Co. Ltd. along with Mr. R. Goswami, learned counsel are present.

¶2The respondent no.1, namely, Smti. Romita Kumari has appeared Page No.# 2/3 along with Mr. R. Patar, learned counsel and he has admitted that after negotiated settlement, the parties have agreed for a total settlement amount of Rs.11,01,000/- (Rupees eleven lakh one thousand only) as full and final settlement of all the claims of the respondent against the order and award dated 29.05.2021, passed by the learned Member, MACT No.1, Kamrup (M), Guwahati in MAC Case No.329/2017. It is submitted that out of the settlement amount, a sum of Rs.5,50,500/- (Rupees five lakh fifty thousand five hundred only) has already been deposited before the Registry of the Court on

11.11.2021.

¶3Accordingly, the matter is settled on compromise in terms of the pre-settlement/compromise slip for the National Lok Adalat, which is made as a part of record.

¶4Both the parties shall put their signature in the pre-settlement compromise slip as token of acceptance for the settlement.

¶5Accordingly, the HDFC Ergo General Insurance Co. Ltd. shall deposit the remaining settlement amount in favour of the respondent no.1 before the Registry of this Court within a period of 30 (thirty) days from the date of the this settlement order, failing which the amount shall carry interest @ 9% per annum till the date of deposit.

¶6Out of the remaining settlement amount, 30% of the same be kept in a fixed deposit account for 3 (three) years in favour of the respondent no.1 and the balance amount shall be released to the respondent no.1 on satisfaction of her identity.

¶7On furnishing proof of the deposit of the entire settlement amount, the Registry shall release the statutory deposit made by the appellant. Page No.# 3/3

¶8The matter is disposed of in this Lok Adalat.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010115232021 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./180/2021 HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT RAMON HOUSE, H.T. PAREKH MARG, 169, BACKBAY RECLAMATION, MUMBAI-400020 AND ITS GUWAHATI BRANCH OFFICE AT ADITYAM BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, LACHIT NAGAR, GS ROAD, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-781007 VERSUS SMTI. ROMITA KUMARI AND 3 ORS. SISTER OF LATE RAM PRASAD, R/O VILL-BOGIBEEL, BIN PATTY, P.S.- BORBARUAH, DIST-DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, PIN-786006 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R GOSWAMI, MS. P BORTHAKUR Advocate for the Respondent : MR. D KAKOTI (r-1,2), MR R PATAR (r-1,2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA