Gauhati High Court
MACApp./346/2024 of ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs JOYDEEP SARMAH @ SHARMA AND 4 ORS. on 11 September 2026
GAHC010136762024 2026:GAU-AS:13391 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./346/2024 ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT ICICI BANK TOWERS, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, MUMBAI
GAHC010136762024
2026:GAU-AS:13391
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : MACApp./346/2024
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT ICICI BANK
TOWERS, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, MUMBAI 400051, ITS ZONAL
OFFICE AT APEEJAY HOUSE, 15 PARK STREET, 7TH FLOOR, KOLKATA- 700016, AND A BRANCH OFFICE AT KAMAKHYA TOWER, 3RD FLOOR, OFFICE NO. 305 AND 306, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI- 781005, ASSAM.
VERSUS
JOYDEEP SARMAH @ SHARMA AND 4 ORS.
S/O LATE BULTI SHARMA @ SARMA @ SARMAH,
VILL.- LOKO COLONY ANANDA NAGAR, PANDU, P.O.- JALUKBARI, P.S.- JALUKBARI, DIST.- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN- 781013.
2:RAJDEEP SHARMA
S/O LATE BULTI SHARMA @ SARMA @ SARMAH
VILL.- LOKO COLONY ANANDA NAGAR
PANDU
P.O.- JALUKBARI
P.S.- JALUKBARI
DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781013.
(BEING MINOR
REP. BY HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN
RESPONDENT NO. 1).
3:TREDEEP SHARMA
S/O LATE BULTI SHARMA @ SARMA @ SARMAH
VILL.- LOKO COLONY ANANDA NAGAR
PANDU
P.O.- JALUKBARI
P.S.- JALUKBARI
DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781013.
(BEING MINOR
REP. BY HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN
RESPONDENT NO. 1).
4:RAJA DEY
S/O KANTI BORAN DEY
R/O H/N- 23
B/N NO. 6
JOYMOTI NAGAR
P.O.- PANDU
P.S.- JALUKBARI
DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781013.
5:RAJ AHMED
S/O LATE OMAR AHMED
R/O H/N-15
W/NO. 46
BAPUJI NAGAR
NIZORAPAR
P.S.- NOONMATI
DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781020
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R GOSWAMI, MS. M SAIKIA,MS. P BORTHAKUR
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. A BHATTACHARYYA (R-1), MR. S SINGH(R-1)
NATIONAL LOK ADALAT
MACApp./346/2024
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA
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12.09.2026
The appellant/Insurance company is represented. The respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are present but the respondent No.3, being a minor, is represented by respondent No.1.
2. It has been submitted that the parties have agreed for a total settlement amount of Rs.20,70,000/- (Rupees twenty lakh seventy thousand only) as full and final settlement of all the claims of the respondent against the Judgment and award dated 04.04.2024, passed by the learned Member, MACT No.2, Kamrup (M) in MAC Case No.2062/2022, where the amount awarded by the learned Tribunal was Rs.19,11,026.40/- only.
3. It is submitted that the respondent Nos.2 and 3, Sri Rajdeep Sharma and Sri Tredeep Sharma are minors at the time when the claim was filed and awarded and when the appeal was filed. However, by now, the respondent no.2 has become major.
4. Accordingly, the matter is settled on compromise in terms of the pre- settlement/compromise slip for the National Lok Adalat, which is made as a part of record.
5. Both the parties shall put their signature in the pre-settlement compromise slip as token of acceptance for the settlement.
6. Accordingly, the ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. shall deposit the settlement amount of Rs.20,70,000/- (Rupees twenty lakh seventy thousand only) before the Registry of this Court within a period of 45 (forty five) days from the date of the this settlement order, failing which the amount shall carry interest @ 9% per annum till the date of deposit.
7. It is submitted that the respondent No. 3, Sri Tredeep Sharma is minor. Therefore, his equal share of the balance amount be kept in a fixed deposit account till the respondent no. 3 attains majority. The balance amount shall be released to the respondent no.1 and 2 in 1/3rd proportions.
8. Registry shall disburse the amount as per procedure in favour of the respondent nos.1 to 3 in equal proportions.
9. On furnishing proof of the deposit of the entire settlement amount, the Registry shall release the statutory deposit made by the appellant, if any.
10. The matter is disposed of in this Lok Adalat.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant