Samidurai v. C.Arunkumar
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday the14h day of October 2023 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN and Members:
1.Ms.J.SHANTHI 2.Mr.K.V.MUTHUVISAKAN C.M.A.No.2609 Of 2021 Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed to enhance the compensation in M.C.O.P.No.278/2018 dated 05.02.2021 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal/III Additional District Court, Villupuram @ Kallakurichi. 1.Samidurai 2.Muthulakshmi ... Appellants Vs.
1.C.Arunkumar 2.The National Insurance Co.Ltd., J.N.Street, Pudhucherry.
3.M/s.Valliyammal Matriculation Hr.Sec.School, Periyamampattu, Thiyagadurugam Post, Kallakurichi Taluk.
4.Sri Ram General Insurance Co.Ltd., 1st Floor, Flat No.5, Ramachandran Street, Saravanan Nagar, Seevaram, Perungudi, Chennai - 96.
.. Respondents With the consent of both the parties, this case is taken up for settlement before this Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present Mr.K.Suryanarayanan, learned counsel for appellant and Mr.R.Ravichandran, learned counsel for the second respondent 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.4,71,100/-with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization. Aggrieved by the said award, the appellant has preferred the present appeal.
2. After due deliberation and consultation, both the parties agreed that the second respondent/Insurance Company had already deposited the amount, as awarded by the Tribunal and the same has already been withdrawn by the appellant/claimant. Now it is mutually agreed by both the appellant and the second respondent/Insurance Company to pay a sum of Rs.5,50,000/- over and above the Tribunal's award amount as full quit. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the said amount of Rs.5,50,000/- within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such deposit, the claimant is permitted to withdraw the said amount of Rs.5,50,000/- without filing any formal petition.
3. The Tribunal is directed to issue the cheque to the party on proper identification in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition.
4. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of accordingly.
1.Samidurai 2.Muthulakshmi Counsel for Appellants 1.C.Arunkumar 2.The National Insurance Co.Ltd., J.N.Street, Pudhucherry.
3.M/s.Valliyammal Matriculation Hr.Sec.School, Periyamampattu, Thiyagadurugam Post, Kallakurichi Taluk.
4.Sri Ram General Insurance Co.Ltd., 1st Floor, Flat No.5, Ramachandran Street, Saravanan Nagar, Seevaram, Perungudi, Chennai - 96.
Counsel for Respondents 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
C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
veda To: The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:
1.Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal/III Additional District Court, Villupuram @ Kallakurichi.
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 C.M.A.No.2609 of 2021 14.10.2023