A.B.Govardhan v. E.Violete Grace Edwin

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 14th day of June 2024 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 S.A.No.21 of 2023 and C.M.P. No.624 of 2023 (Appeal against the judgment and decree dated 05.04.2022 made in A.S. No.48 of 2011 on the file of the Additional District Court, Chengalpattu reversing the judgment and decree dated 21.06.2011 made in O.S. No.128 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Subordinate Court, Chengalpattu.

A.B. Govardhan S/o. P.C. Balakrishnan .. Appellant Vs.

1. E. Violete Grade Edwin W/o. Late Edwin Santhanaraj

2. E.Navin Lawrance S/o. Late Edwin Santhanaraj

3. E. Arokiamary Judica D/o. Late Edwin Santhanaraj

4. The District Collector, Collectorate, Kancheepuram-631 501.

5. The Joint Sub-Registrar-II, Kancheepuram High Road, Chengalpattu - 603 001.

... Respondents This appeal came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. The appellant Mr. A.B. Govardhan appeared as party-in-person. Mr. M. Mohideen Pitchai, the learned counsel appearing for the 1st to 3rd respondents and Mr. M. Rajendran, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the 4th and 5th respondents 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 Appellant and the respondents 1 to 3 are present. Both the parties arrived at a settlement for a sum of Rs.23,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Three lakhs only). The respondents 1 to 3 / defendants agreed to pay the said sum of Rs.23 lakhs to the Appellant / Plaintiff within a period of 3 months from the date of this Award. The amount already deposited by the Appellant before the Trial Court /

Additional Subordinate Court, Chengalpattu has to be refunded to the Appellant. The respondents 1 to 3 have no objection to receive the said amount from the Court. If the respondents failed to pay the above said amount within a period of 3 months, the Appellant is entitled to receive interest @ 18% per annum, from the date of this Award.

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

A.B. Govardhan S/o. P.C. Balakrishnan

1. E. Violete Grade Edwin W/o. Late Edwin Santhanaraj

2. E.Navin Lawrance S/o. Late Edwin Santhanaraj

3. E. Arokiamary Judica D/o. Late Edwin Santhanaraj 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 Appellant / Plaintiff 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 District Court, Chengalpattu.

2. The Additional Subordinate Court, Chengalpattu.

3. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai.

4. The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras.

5. The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.

P. DHANABAL.J, mjs / drl S.A.No.21 of 2023 14.06.2025