New India Assurance IA Withdrawn in Odisha

Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 10 July 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: The New India Assurance Company Ltd. (appellant) vs Jugal Nanda and others (respondents).
• Interlocutory Application No.694 of 2026 filed to modify the order dated 14 March 2026, which had been disposed of in the National Lok Adalat.
• Counsel Sushanta Kumar Joshi, representing the respondents, submitted that the appropriate remedy to challenge the Lok Adalat order is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, and therefore prayed for withdrawal of the IA. Ms. S.S. Nayak appeared on behalf of the appellant.

Final Outcome

• The Court disposed of the Interlocutory Application as withdrawn, thereby leaving the original National Lok Adalat order unchanged.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Court Order

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