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ORISSA HIGH COURT
DIBAKAR SAHU – Appellant
Versus
KRUSHNA PRIYA BISWAL – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
KRISHNA S. DIXIT, J.
This Intra-Court Appeal is directed against a learned Single Judge's order dated 01.02.204 whereby private Respondents' WP(C) No.18802 of 2023 having been favoured, relief has been granted to them in the following words:
"In such view of the matter, this Court directs the Opposite Party Nos.1 to 3 to disburse the death claim amount in favour of the Petitioners, if the said amount has not yet been disbursed in favour of the nominee. Learned Civil Judge (Sr. Dvn.), Dhenkanal is also directed to dispose of the Execution Case No.07 of 2014 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of presentation of this order.‛
2. Learned Counsel appearing for the Appellant vehemently argues that the impugned order is liable to be voided for the following reasons:
(i) The private Respondents have suppressed the fact of they having obtained an ex parte decree against the LIC & the Appellant in Civil Suit No. 356 of 2011, have put the judgment & decree dated 05.04.2014 in enforcement vide Execution Case No. 7 of 2024; however, they have suppressed the same and thus no relief could have been granted to them on account of culpable cond
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