Madras High CourtCMA/1480/2023disposed of

D.Rajendran v. Rama Srinivasan

2025-12-13Honourable Mr Justice M.Jeyapaul (Retd.)8 pages

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee th day of December, 2025 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE M.JEYAPAUL (RETD.) and Members Mr.P.Rosiah, District Judge (Retd.) Mr.S.Arokiamani Raj, Advocate Saturday, the 13 C.M.A.No.1480 of 2023 (Appeal against the award passed by the Commissioner, Employees Compensation & Commissioner of Labour, Coonoor in the order dated 16.12.2019 passed in EC.No.171 of 2016 and pass suitable award with interest at 12% per annum thereon from 31st day of date of accident occurred till the date of realization. D.Rajendran ... Appellant Vs.

1. Rama Srinivasan

2. Shareholders Srinivasa Corporation

3. N.V.Ramachandran

4. Srinivasan @ Ramasrinivasan

5. Chandasandar

6. Ushadevi

7. Navin

8. S.Praveenkumar ... Respondents

This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. Mr.T.A.Srinivasan, the learned counsel for the Appellant and Mr.S.Senthil, the learned counsel for the respondents are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows:

COMMON TERMS OF SETTLEMENT The Appellant-D.Rajendran, originally filed a case before the Joint commissioner of Workmen Compensation, Coonoor, Nilgiris District seeking compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- for the injury sustained in his eye. As the prayer was rejected by the Joint Commissioner, the present appeal has been preferred by D.Rajendran before the Hon'ble High Court.

2. Both the parties having initiated negotiation successfully arrived at a settlement of all the issues arisen in this case and filed a terms of compromise before the lok adalat along with Demand draft for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/-. (Demand Draft No.827603 dated 10.12.2025) which is extracted as under:

3. Both the parties made a formal request to the lok adalat in terms of the above settlement.

4. As a result, the award is passed recording the terms of the compromise jointly placed by both the parties, the first respondent Rama Srinivasan, Proprietor, Srinivasa Corporation has issued a Demand Draft for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as agreed between the parties to the

Appellant, D.Rajendran, herein.

5. Both the parties have compromised the issues arisen in this case, and produced the terms of compromise before the lok adalat and the demand draft for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- is handed over to the Appellant herein.

6. Consequently, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal stands disposed of. The court fee paid by the appellant be refunded. D.Rajendran ... Appellant Rama Srinivasan ...1st 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

Mr.JUSTICE M.JEYAPAUL (RETD.) shl To The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1. The Commissioner, Employees Compensation & Commissioner of Labour, Coonoor 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. C.M.A.No.1480 of 2023 13.12.2025