Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 14.10.2026
Case Overview
- Parties: United India Insurance Company Ltd (registered office 24 Whites Road, Chennai; regional office Chibbar House, Guwahati) represented by its Regional Manager; claimants: SMTI Dita Sengyung (widow of Shri Dinen Sengyung) and four others (Master Bibojet Sengyung, Master Naithar Sengyung, Arun Kr. Pandit, Gautam Gowala) residing in Nagaland and Assam.
- The dispute stems from a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MAC) award dated 28.11.2025 in MAC Case No. 03/2024, which the insurer sought to appeal.
- Interlocutory Application I.A. (Civil) No. 2727/2026 filed by the insurer sought condonation of a 73‑day delay in preferring the connected MAC appeal.
- The court, by order dated 11.08.2026, stayed execution of the award (Execution Case No. 3/2024) subject to the insurer depositing 50% of the awarded amount.
- The insurer deposited the required 50%; claimants raised no objection to the stay.
- Claimants filed a separate Interlocutory Application I.A. (Civil) No. 3615/2026 requesting the disbursement of the deposited amount to them.
Final Outcome
- The court allowed the claimants’ application for disbursement of the deposited amount.
- The earlier stay on execution was made absolute and will continue during the pendency of the connected MAC appeal, which remains unregistered.
- The court condoned the 73‑day delay in filing the MAC appeal, finding the insurer’s reasons sufficient.
- The Registry was directed to register the connected MAC appeal and list it for admission after the Puja vacation.
Topics: Legal, Insurance