Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 06 November 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: New India Assurance Co Ltd, registered office at New Assurance Building 87, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai; regional office at G S Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati, Assam.
- Respondents: Sri Sanjib Debnath, son of Late Sunilal Debnath, Village Siliguri, Hoji P.O., Nagaon, Assam; and Smt. Kuswalya Debi Dhoot, wife of Late S K Dhoot, Village and P.O. Haiborgaan, Sardar P.S., Nagaon, Assam.
- Application: Interlocutory Application No. I.A.(Civil)/151/2026 filed by the petitioner seeking refund of the statutory deposit of ₹25,000 paid at the time of filing MAC Appeal No. 122/2011.
- Background: MAC Appeal No. 122/2011 was allowed and disposed by order dated 02 August 2018, but no direction was given to refund the statutory deposit made earlier.
Final Outcome
- Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita allowed the prayer for refund.
- The Registry is directed to verify the details and return the statutory deposit of ₹25,000 to New India Assurance Co Ltd.
- The interlocutory application is hereby disposed of.
Topics: Legal Order, Statutory Deposit Refund