Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 29 June 2026
Case Overview
- Appellant: Branch Manager, Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd, Calcutta.
- Respondents: Indra Dehuri & others (claimants).
- Appeal filed against the impugned award dated 3 August 2016 (MACA No.1254 of 2016).
- Delay in filing the appeal was explained; the Court condoned the delay in the interest of justice.
- Settlement memorandum submitted by counsel G.P. Dutta stating a consolidated compensation of Rs 1,40,000 payable to the claimants; the Court accepted the memorandum and the settlement.
Final Outcome
- The appeal is disposed of in terms of the compromise; the MACA is discharged.
- The statutory amount deposited in the appeal shall be refunded to the appellant upon receipt of proof of disbursement of the compensation to the claimants.
- The Court directed that an urgent certified copy of this order be issued on the same day.
Topics: Legal Settlement, Insurance Claim