A.Chittu v. Amaravathi Nageswara Rao

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 13th July 2019 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Members Mr.N.Sivathanu, District Judge (retd) Mr.S.Arokiamaniraj C.M.A.NO.1875 OF 2014 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 21.10.2013 made in MCOP.No.27 of 2011 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (III Additional District Court), Poonamallee 1.A.Chittu 2.Arumugam ..

Appellants /versus/ 1.Amaravathi Nageswara Rao, 2.National Insurance Co.Ltd., No.751, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 .. Respondents (R1 set exparte before the Tribunal) This case is taken up for settlement before this Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. Mr.K.Varadha Kamaraj, learned counsel for appellants/claimants and Mr.S.Arunkumar, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent /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 The Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum as compensation to the claimants. Being not satisfied with the award amount, the claimants have preferred this appeal.

2.After due deliberation and consultation, both the parties have agreed to enhance the award amount to a sum of Rs.5,50,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs and Fifty Thousand Only) as full quit over and above the award amount passed by the Tribunal and the same is hereby awarded. The appellants are entitled to receive the enhanced amount in equal proportions i.e. Rs.2,75,000/- each. The award is enhanced accordingly.

3. It is submitted by the Insurance Company that the award amount passed by the Tribunal was already deposited and the same was withdrawn by the claimants. As such, the 2nd respondent Insurance company is directed to deposit the enhanced amount of Rs.5,50,000/-, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such deposit being made, the Tribunal shall transfer the respective shares to the Bank account of the appellants /claimants by way of NEFT/RTGS, on proper identification, in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition.

4.Accordingly, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed, if any. 1.A.Chittu 2.Arumugam Counsel for the Appellants

National Insurance Co.Ltd., No.751, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 Counsel for the 2nd Respondent This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and 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 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (III Additional District Court), Poonamallee 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.+2 copies

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

lok C.M.A.NO.1875 OF 2014 Dated : 13.07.2019