Bombay High Court

PRABHAKAR NAMDEO KADAM AND ANOTHERversusSYED AHMED S/O SYED ISMAIL AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: LOK ADALAT

Holding

Withdrawal of the first appeals results in the disposal of the pending civil applications before the Lok Adalat.

Summary

The National Lok Adalat of the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench, was hearing several civil applications filed by Shriram General Insurance Ltd against various respondents in insurance claim disputes. These applications were pending alongside first appeals in the regular courts. The parties to the first appeals subsequently withdrew those appeals. The Lok Adalat, acting under Section 19 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, considered whether the pending civil applications could be disposed of in view of the withdrawal. It held that the withdrawal of the first appeals removed the substantive dispute, allowing the Lok Adalat to dispose of the pending applications. Consequently, all the listed civil applications were ordered to stand disposed. No further adjudication on the merits of the insurance claims was required.

Issues considered

The effect of withdrawal of first appeals on pending civil applications before a Lok Adalat
The authority of a Lok Adalat to dispose of pending matters under Section 19 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

Legislation cited

Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — s. 19

Subjects

Lok Adalat
withdrawal of appeal
disposal of civil applications
Legal Services Authorities Act
insurance claim

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:19993

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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)

               Present :-

               Name of Hon’ble High Court Judge: SHRI SHAILESH P. BRAHME

               Retired Judicial Officer: Shri. Kishor R. Chaudhari

               Name of Member : Adv. Yogita S. Thorat (Kshirsagar)


                               CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12367 OF 2014
                                        IN FAST/1962/2013

                                SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE LTD
                                           VERSUS
                                ANITA GANESH MALI AND OTHERS

                                              AND
                               CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3433 OF 2021
                                               IN
                                 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1960 OF 2013

                            PRABHAKAR NAMDEO KADAM AND ANOTHER
                                            VERSUS
                            SYED AHMED S/O SYED ISMAIL AND ANOTHER

                                              AND
                               CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1116 OF 2021
                                               IN
                                  FIRST APPEAL NO.2466 OF 2021

                            SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE LTD
                                        VERSUS
                      RAMNARAYAN S/O PANDITRAO KADAM AND OTHERS
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                                   AND

                 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9343 OF 2013
                                 IN
                   FIRST APPEAL NO. 1961 OF 2013

                 SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE LTD
                            VERSUS
            RAMRAO DHONDIRAM MADHEKAR AND ANOTHER

                                      ...
              A.G.P. for Applicants : Mr. Abhijit G. Choudhari
                                      ...


PER COURT :-


1.      In view of the withdrawal of the First Appeals, pending Civil

Applications stand disposed of.




YOGITA S. THORAT KISHOR R. CHOUDHARI SHAILESH P. BRAHME. J
      MEMBER         Rtd. DISTRICT JUDGE       HEAD OF THE PANEL

 Date: 14.03.2026


                              (Seal of the Authority/Committee)

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