Bharti Axa, ICICI Lombard MAC 321 Restored

Authority: High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur

Order Date: 03/08/2025

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Bharti Axa General Insurance Company Ltd (through Managing Director) and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (Branch Office, Raipur).
• Respondents: Budhram Sinha; Thagia Bai Sinha (wife of Budhram); Dinesh Kumar Sinha (son); Bisan Bai Sinha (daughter); Geeta Bai Sinha (wife of Kamalnarayan Sinha); Gangabai Sinha (wife of Gulab Sinha); Artidas Sahu. Residents are from Ward No. 3, Village Jamri, Dongargarh (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh) and Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• The petition sought restoration of MAC No.321 of 2020, which had been dismissed for want of prosecution by an order dated 06.07.2026.
• No counsel was appointed for the respondents; the applicant was represented by Advocate K.P.S. Gandhi.

Final Outcome

• The Court allowed the restoration of MAC No.321 (2020) to its original number for hearing and disposal in accordance with law.
• Restoration is conditional upon payment of ₹2,000 towards the High Court Legal Services Committee within 15 days; failure to deposit the amount will lead to automatic dissolution of the order.

Topics: Insurance Litigation, Court Order