Delhi High Court
CM(M)/1985/2026 of URMILA DEVI & ANR. Vs NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ORS on 15 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010425492026 + CM(M) 1985/2026 & CM APPL. 60989/2026 URMILA DEVI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Anshuman Bal, Adv. versus NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ORS .....Respondents Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010425492026
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CM(M) 1985/2026 & CM APPL. 60989/2026
URMILA DEVI & ANR.
.....Petitioners
Through:
Mr. Anshuman Bal, Adv.
versus
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ORS
.....Respondents
Through:
None
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL
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1. Pursuant to previous order dated 09th September 2023, Mr. Anshuman Bal, counsel for petitioners/claimants, submits that he has filed the Aadhar cards of both the petitioners/claimants, namely Om Prakash and Urmila Devi.
2. As per their Aadhar cards, the date of birth of petitioner no.2/Om Prakash is 01st January 1953 and that of petitioner no.1/Urmila Devi, is 01st January 1954. Therefore, both the petitioners/claimants are septuagenarians.
3. Both petitioner no.1/Urmila Devi and petitioner no. 2/Om Prakash have presented themselves before the Court through VC and the Court has interacted with them. They submit that they are living in a rented accommodation and have taken loans in order to ensure their livelihood.
4. Therefore, considering that they are in their old age and need to be financially secure and debt free, the impugned order is set aside with a This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/09/2026 at 11:18:28
direction that the balance compensation amount, along with accrued interest thereon, be released in the designated bank accounts of petitioner no.1/Urmila Devi and petitioner no. 2/Om Prakash, as a lump sum, in accordance with the apportionment provided by the MACT.
5. A copy of this order be sent to the UCO Bank, Karkardooma Court Branch for compliance.
6. Mr. Anshuman Bal, counsel for petitioners/claimants, also states that he has counselled both the petitioners/claimants, in order to ensure that the money released in their favour is not dissipated for any nefarious purposes, as was the apprehension expressed by the MACT vide impugned order.
7. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of in terms of above directions.
8. Pending application is rendered infructuous.
9. Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.
ANISH DAYAL, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/sm/ya This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/09/2026 at 11:18:28