IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK MACA No.255 of 2025 The Divisional Manager, New India Assurance …. Appellant Company Ltd.

Mr. P.K. Tripathy, Advocate.

-versus-

1. Josef Purti 2. Golap Purti

3. Somanath Badapanda …. Respondents Mr. P.K. Mishra, Advocate for respondent nos.1 & 2.

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO

ORDER

Order No. 13.12.2025

05. This matter is placed in the National Lok Adalat and is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode).

Learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned counsel for the respondents nos.1 & 2 and Officers of the Insurance Company are present.

Learned counsel for respondents nos.1 & 2 filed a memo today stating therein that during pendency of the appeal, respondent no.1 namely, Josef Purti has already been dead and as the other legal heir is in the record, no substitution is required. So, his name be deleted from the cause title. The memo is kept on record.

In view of the memo filed, the name of respondent no.1, Josef Purti is deleted from the case record.

As agreed by the parties, the awarded amount of Rs.5,45,000/- (five lakhs forty five thousand) with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of filing of the claim app