Patna High Court
Branch Manager, United India Insurance Company Ltd.versusRagini Devi
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The United India Insurance Company appealed against a Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Tribunal award ordering it to pay Rs.11,68,000 with interest to the claimants. The appellant sought permission to withdraw the appeal. The Patna High Court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal, dismissing the appeal as withdrawn. Consequently, the court directed that any statutory amount, if applicable, be returned to the appellant. No substantive merits of the original award were addressed.
Issues considered
- Whether an appeal filed against a Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Tribunal award can be withdrawn by the appellant.
Subjects
- insurance
- motor vehicle accident claim
- appeal withdrawal
- High Court
- award
- interest
- statutory amount
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Appeal No.150 of 2025
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Branch Manager, United India Insurance Company Ltd. through the Chief
Regional Manager and the Constituted Attorney, Regional Office, United
India Insurance Company Ltd., Chanakya Commercial Complex, 3rd floor, R-
Block, Dist.- Patna.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. Ragini Devi W/o- Late Amar Nath Soni Resident of Muhalla- Charkhamba
Galli, Jail Road, Ara, P.S.- Ara Nagar, Distt.- Bhojpur, Pincode- 802301.
2. Brajesh Kumar Singh, S/o- Shankar Singh R/o- Village- Sundarpur,
Varanasi, Rajendra Bihar Colony, Lanka, Holding no.- 8/62 DLC, P.S.-
Lanka, District- Varanasi (U.P.), Pincode- 221005, (Owner cum Driver of the
Vehicle).
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr. Raj Kumar Singh Vikram, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 19-02-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present appeal has been preferred:
“against the Judgment dated 19-03-
2024 & award dated 01-04-2024 passed by the
learned court of Motor vehicle Accident Claim
Tribunal-cum- Additional District Judge -XVII,
Bhojpur, Ara in Claim case no. 17/2013 whereby
the claim of the claimants has been allowed and
directed the O.P. No.1, United India Insurance
Company ltd. to make payment of Rs.11,68,000/-
to the claimant alongwith interest @ 6% p a
Patna High Court MA No.150 of 2025(4) dt.19-02-2026
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from the date of filing of this case till the date of
payment within a period of 90 days from the date
of information of the award.”
3. Mr. Raj Kumar Singh Vikram, learned counsel for
the appellant submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the
appeal.
4. Accordingly, the same is dismissed as withdrawn.
5. Statutory amount if any, has to be returned to the
appellant.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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