United India Insurance Company Ltd. vs Smt. Smritikona Mistri & Ors. on 22 December, 1999
7. This aspect of the matter has been considered recently by this bench in F.M.A No. 1061 of 1997 (The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Dhirendra Nath Saha & Ors.) disposed of on 9.12.1999 wherein upon taking into consideration a large number of decisions it was held :--