National Insurance Company Ltd v. Murugan

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 14th day of June 2025 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL and Members Mrs. Hemalatha Daniel District Judge (Retd.) Mr. K.V. Muthu Visakan Advocate C.M.A.No.840 of 2024 and C.M.P No.7777 of 2024 (Appeal against the judgment and decree dated 23.03.2023 made in MCOP. No.45 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Mettupalayam.

National Insurance Company Limited, Having office at No.157, 1st Floor, RVR Building, Karamadai Road, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore District.

.. Appellant

Vs.

1. Murugan

2. Ramesh ... Respondents This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Appellant and the respondent are present. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant Mr.S.Arunkumar and Mr.M.Himavath, the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent is 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 Originally, the Trial Court has awarded a total sum of Rs.60,07,000/- (Rupees Sixty Lakhs Seven Thousand only) to be payable to the first respondent/claimant with cost and interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum as compensation. Aggrieved by the said award amount, the Appellant/Insurance Company has preferred the above appeal.

2. The Appellant and the first respondent are present and arrived at a settlement for a sum of Rs.55 lakhs with interest @ 7.5% p.a. from the date of

petition till the date of deposit. The appellant agreed to deposit the said amount within a period of 6 weeks from the date of this order.

3. After negotiation, the award is as follows: The parties have agreed for a sum of Rs.55,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty five lakhs) with interest @ 7.5% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of deposit, less the amount already deposited.

(ii) The appellant is agreed to deposit the amount within a period of 6 (six) weeks from the date of this order.

(iii) The first respondent/claimant is at liberty to withdraw the amount by filing appropriate petition before the Trial Court.

4. With the above settlement, the Award is passed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

National Insurance Company Limited, Having office at No.157, 1st Floor, RVR Building, Karamadai Road, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore District.

Counsel for the Appellant Murugan Counsel for the 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 Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Mettupalayam.

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.

P. DHANABAL.J, drl C.M.A.No.840 of 2024 14.06.2025