Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

Order Date: 26 June 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties:
  • Petitioners/Claimants: Mrs. Sukanya Baruah, Anima Deka, Miss Juree Deka (residents of Village Kamarkuchi, P.S. & Dist. Nalbari, Assam) and also Babul Kalita and Jitu Bora.
  • Respondent/Appellant: IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co Ltd, a joint venture of Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Limited and Tokio Marine and Nichido Insurance Co. Ltd, with offices at 5th Floor, Saket Building, Near APJ School, 44, Park Street, Kolkata-700016 and 1st Floor, Aditya Tower, G.S. Road, Dispur, Guwahati, 781006.
  • Counsel:
  • For the petitioners: Mr. A. Bhattacharyya.
  • For the respondent: Ms. P. Borthakur (advocate) and Mr. R. Goswami (advocate).
  • Nature of Proceeding: Interlocutory application (I.A. No. 2197/2026) seeking release of 50% of the awarded amount that had been deposited with the Court Registry.
  • Background:
  • The Court, while admitting a connected appeal (order dated 13.02.2026), stayed the operation of the impugned judgment and award dated 30.05.2025 in MAC Case No. 2327/2021, subject to the condition that the appellant‑insurance company deposit 50% of the awarded amount within six weeks.
  • The appellant‑insurance company complied and deposited the stipulated 50% before the Registry.
  • Observations:
  • Respondent’s counsel, Ms. P. Borthakur, stated no objection to the release of the deposited amount.
  • The Court, after hearing both sides and reviewing the record, found the prayer in the interlocutory application to be meritorious.

Final Outcome

  • The Registry of the Court is directed to release the 50% of the awarded amount that was deposited, preferably by transferring it to the claimants’ bank account after proper verification and upon furnishing of requisite bank details.
  • The release is expressly made subject to the final outcome of the connected appeal.
  • The interlocutory application is allowed and disposed of.

Topics: Court Order, Insurance Claim, Partial Award Release