Reliance General Insurance v. Abirami

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Sunday, the 26th day of June, 2022 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and Members Mr.V.Arumugam (Retd.D.J.,) Mrs.P.Selvi (Advocate) C.M.A.No.

of 20 and M .P.No.

Appeal against the award made in M.C.O.P.No.168 of 2008, dated 17.11.2012 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Sub-Court, Sankari.

Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., 1st Floor, Gee Jay Arcade, 141/71, T.V.Swamy Road West, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore - 641 002.

... Appellant Vs.

1. Abirami

2. Rajanbabu ... Respondents This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. The Branch Manager, Reliance General Ins. Co. Ltd., is represented and is being represented by the learned counsel, Mrs.C.Bhuvanasundari are present along with their clients. The appellant submitted that he is willing to settle the matter and agreed for confirmation of the award amount and as such the matter is disposed of in the following terms::

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT It is seen that the Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.2,33,800/- with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of deposit.

2. Aggrieved over the award of the Tribunal, the appellant/Insurance Company has preferred the present appeal.

3. It is represented that the appellant/Insurance Company has already been deposited the entire award amount along with interest to the credit of M.C.O.P.No.168 of 2008 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, SubCourt, Sankari. The appellant/Insurance Company is willing to settle the matter for the said amount without any further reduction as per the Tribunal award.

4. Therefore, the matter is recorded as settled and since the award amount has already been deposited, the respondents/claimants are permitted to withdraw the total deposited amount along with accrued interest in the same ratio as apportioned by the Tribunal without filing any formal petition. The Award is passed accordingly.

5. The Tribunal is directed to disburse the amount to the parties concerned on proper identification in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of accordingly. Consequently, connected civil miscellaneous petition is closed.

Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., 1st Floor, Gee Jay Arcade, 141/71, T.V.Swamy Road West, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore - 641 002.

Counsel for the appellant

This 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 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Sub-Court, Sankari. 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. grs

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J., grs C.M.A.No.2798 of 2014 and M.P.No.1 of 2014 26.06.2022