Sathiyamoorthy v. P.R.S.Saravanaraj
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 8th day of March 2025 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR and Members Mr.P.Rosiah, District Judge (Retd.) Mr.E.V.Chandru @ E.Chandrasekaran, Advocate C.M.A.No.988 of 2023 Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 12.04.2022 made in E.C. No.177 of 2018 on the file of Deputy Commissioner of Labour II, Chennai.
Sathiyamoorthy ... Appellant Vs.
1.P.R.S.Saravanaraj 2.M/s.Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.
No.6, Reliance House, 6th Floor Haddows Road, Nungambakkam Chennai - 600 006 ... Respondent This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the Appellant Mr.R.Mohan Babu and Mr.P.Suresh Srinivasan learned counsel for the insurance company are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows:
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT Both the parties and their respective counsel are present.
2. Though the amount awarded was deposited before the trial court, an appeal was preferred by the claimant for enhancement.
3. Now apart from the amount already deposited before the trial court, it is agreed between the appellant and the respondent that an additional sum of Rs.4,00,878/- (Four lakhs eight hundred and seventy eight only) will be paid to the appellant as full and final quit within a period of eight (8) weeks from today.
4.The Insurance Company shall deposit the additional sum of Rs.4,00,878/- (Four lakhs eight hundred and seventy eight only) within a period of eight (8) weeks from today, failing which the Insurance Company agreed to pay interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. On such deposit, the claimant shall be entitled to withdraw the entire amount.
5. The Tribunal is directed to follow the usual mode of payment on proper identification of the party concerned in accordance with the terms of the award without insisting on any formal permission petition. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is closed accordingly.
Sathiyamoorthy Counsel for the Appellant M/s.Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.
No.6, Reliance House, 6th Floor Haddows Road, Nungambakkam Chennai - 600 006 Counsel for respondent
This National Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.
The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994. Judge Member Member To The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:
1.The Deputy Commissioner of Labour II, Chennai. 2.The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai. 3.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras. 4.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.
N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.
DSA/KAS/KKN/ASR C.M.A.No.988 of 2023 08.03.2025