Satyajeet Mandal v. Anil Shukla

NATIONAL LOK ADALAT CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT, BILASPUR MAC No. 4 of 2018

1. Satyajeet Mandal S/o Late Jitendra Nath Mandal, Aged About 35 Years,

2. Master Suraj Mandal S/o Satyajeet Mandal, Aged About 7 Years Minor therefore Represented Through Natural Guardian Satyajeet Mandal (Father) Both are R/o Village Aawali Post Manjhi Dhanua P.S. Kosagumada District Navrangpur (Odisha) ----Appellants

Versus

1. Anil Shukla S/o Late B.D. Shukla Aged About 46 Years R/o Shantinagar Near Durga Mandir Mother Teresa Ward Jagdalpur District Bastar, Chhattisgarh.(Driver Cum Owner),

2. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd Through Branch Manager, Murty Line Hotel Laxman Avenue Jagdalpur District Bastar Chhattisgarh. (Insurer), ---- Respondents Appellant(s)with Shri Pravin Kumar Tulsyan, Advocate. Respondent(s)- with Shri H.S. Patel, Advocate. AWARD (Passed on 14th July, 2018) The contesting parties to this appeal have amicably settled/compromised the dispute, which is subject matter of this appeal, voluntarily. We have also found that the terms and conditions of compromise/settlement arrived at between the contesting parties are just, proper and legal and hence they are acceptable. We accordingly accept the compromise/settlement, proposed by the parties and order that respondent(s) No. 2/Insurance Company shall pay to the appellant(s) an additional sum of Rs.3,75,000/-(Rupees three lakhs seventy five thousand

only) by way of compensation, within sixty days from today, otherwise, interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition, shall also be payable till realization of the additional amount of compensation. 50% of the enhanced amount shall be kept in fixed deposit in a nationalized bank for a period of one year and rest of the amount shall be paid to the appellant(s) as per norms of the Claims Tribunal. Share of the minor appellant(s), if any, shall be kept in fixed deposit in a nationalized bank till their attaining age of majority.

A copy of the docket (compromise arrived at between the parties) be sent to the Claims Tribunal along with its record, if any, and a copy of the award passed today, forthwith. Conditions imposed by the Tribunal will remain as it is.

Sd/- Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) (Rajeev Shrivastava) Judge - Lok Adalat Member - Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Bilaspur Pawan