Bombay High Court

AVINASH BHIMRAO AMLE AND ANOTHERversusTHE NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., AURANGABAD AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: LOK ADALAT

Holding

The appeal and any related civil application stand disposed of due to the appellant’s withdrawal.

Summary

The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed a Lok Adalat award in a dispute with Lahijabai Hassaji Amle and others. The appellant filed a withdrawal petition and submitted an authority letter indicating acceptance of the award previously passed by the M.A.C.T., Parbhani. The learned counsel for the appellant undertook to inform the respondents of the order. The High Court, after noting the withdrawal, disposed of the appeal and any related civil application, directing that any court fees paid be refunded. No substantive legal questions were adjudicated as the matter was resolved by the appellant’s withdrawal.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal before the National Lok Adalat should stand disposed upon the appellant’s withdrawal of the appeal

Legislation cited

Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — s. 19

Subjects

Lok Adalat
withdrawal of appeal
Legal Services Authorities Act
court fee refund
award acceptance

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:13418

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BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT OF
BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

Organized by High Court Legal Services Sub-Committee,
Aurangabad under section 19, of the Legal Services Authorities Act,
1987 (Central Act)

Appellant : The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Aurangabad

Respondents : Lahijabai Hassaji Amle And Others

No. of proceedings : FIRST APPEAL NO. 2633 OF 2013
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10934 OF 2015
IN FA/2633/2013

Advocate for the Appellant : Mr. Swapnil S. Rathi

Name of Hon’ble High Court Judge : Smt. Vaishali Patil - Jadhav

Retired Judicial Officer : Shri. S. G. Shete

Name of Member : Adv. Avinash R. Borulkar

AWARD

The dispute between the parties having been referred for
determination to the Lok Adalat.

1. Mr. Rathi, learned counsel for the appellant alongwith

Mr. Dinesh Shankar Bankar, Assistant Manager, New India Assurance

Company Ltd./appellant is present.

2. The appellant has accepted the award passed by the M.A.C.T.,

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Parbhani in M.A.C.P. No. 295/2007 and has filed the withdrawal pursis

and authority letter on record, which are marked as “X” and “X-1”.

3. The learned advocate for the appellant undertakes to

communicate this order to the respondents/claimants or learned

counsel for the respondents in writing.

4. In view of the withdrawal pursis, the appeal stands disposed of.

Civil application, if any, also stands disposed of.

5. The parties are informed that the Court fee, if any, paid by any of

them, shall be refunded.

(Avinash R. BORULKAR) (S. G. SHETE) (VAISHALI PATIL -JADHAV, J.)
Advocate D.J. (Retd.) Head of Panel
Member Member

Date: 14.03.2026

(Seal of the Authority/Committee)

P.S.B.

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