S. Manoj v. Ma. Sekhar
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday the 8th day of March 2025 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE G.CHOCKALINGAM (RETD.) and Members:
1.Mr.Justin David 2.Ms.D.Latha C.M.A. No. 1974 of 2023 (Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed against the judgment and decree dated 13.03.2023 made in M.A.C.T.O.P. No. 6963 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court No.I, Small Causes Court, Chennai.) S. Manoj ... Appellant Vs.
1.M.A. Sekhar 2.TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd., 2nd Floor, Samson Towers, No.403 L, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
... Respondents
This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant, Mr. K. Ayyadurai and the learned counsel for the second respondent, Ms. Santhana Lakshmi 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 Both the parties and their respective counsel are present.
2. The Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.4,00,400/- 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.
3. After due deliberation and consultation, both the parties agreed that the second respondent/TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd., had already deposited the amount, as awarded by the Tribunal and the same has already been withdrawn by the appellant /claimant. Now the second respondent/TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd., has
agreed to pay a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- over and above the Tribunal's award amount. However, the TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd., has agreed to pay the said sum of Rs.2,50,000/- as full quit. The TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd., is directed to deposit the said amount of Rs.2,50,000/-, within a period of four weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, to the credit of M.C.O.P. No. 6963 of 2017, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court No.I, Small Causes Court, Chennai. On such deposit being made, the appellant / claimant is permitted to withdraw the amount on filing proper applications.
4. The Tribunal is directed to follow the usual mode of payment on proper identification of the party concerned in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of accordingly.
S. Manjoj Counsel for Appellant TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., 2nd Floor, Samson Towers, No.403 L, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. Counsel for Second Respondent This National 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.Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court No.I, Small Causes Court, Chennai.
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 at/mfa
G.CHOCKALINGAM, J. (RETD.) at/mfa C.M.A. No. 1974 of 2023 08.03.2025