Bombay High Court

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD.versusSHALANBAI RAJU JAGTAP AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: LOK ADALAT

Holding

The appeal and the civil application stand disposed of as the appellant withdrew the pursis.

Summary

The appellant, New India Assurance Co. Ltd., filed a first appeal (No. 3821 of 2016) and a related civil application before the National Lok Adalat at the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench. The appellant accepted the award previously passed by the M.A.C.T., Ahmednagar in M.A.C.P. No. 228/2010 and submitted a withdrawal pursis and authority letter. The learned counsel for the appellant undertook to inform the respondents of the order. The court, noting the withdrawal, disposed of the appeal and any pending civil application, directing that any court fees paid be refunded. No substantive legal issues were adjudicated as the matter was resolved procedurally.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal and the accompanying civil application should be disposed of upon the appellant's withdrawal of the pursis

Subjects

Lok Adalat
appeal withdrawal
award acceptance
civil application disposal
insurance claim
legal services authority

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:13422

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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 : New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

Respondents : Shalanbai Raju Jagtap And Others

No. of proceedings : FIRST APPEAL NO. 3821 OF 2016
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14002 OF 2016
IN FA/3821/2016

Advocate for the Appellants : 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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Ahmednagar in M.A.C.P. No. 228/2010 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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