The Managing Director v. Asokan

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 8th day of July 2023 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR and Members Mr. A.Rathnavelu, District Judge (Retd.) Mr.E.V.Chandru @ E.Chandrasekaran, Advocate C.M.A.No.187 of 2023 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 09.08.2021 made in M.A.C.T.O.P.No.127 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (III Additional District Judge) Virudhachalam.) The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd., Villupuram.

... Appellant / Respondent Vs.

1. Asokan 2.Kolanji @ Kolanjiammal 3.Aravind Kumar ... Respondents / Petitioners This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant Mr.S.S.Santhosakumar and the learned counsel for the respondents Mr.Senthil 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.20,46,800/-(Rupees Twenty Lakhs Forty Six Thousand and Eight Hundred only) with interest at 7.5% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of deposit as compensation.

3. Aggrieved against the award, the appellant/Transport Corporation has preferred the present appeal.

4. Now the respondents/claimants have agreed to receive a sum of Rs.25,50,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) in full quit (without interest). The appellant/Transport Corporation is directed to deposit the said award amount of Rs.25,50,000/-, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. From the amount to be deposited and already deposited, the claimants are entitled to withdraw the award amount as per the apportionment fixed by the Tribunal. Award is passed accordingly.

5. The Tribunal is directed to issue the cheque 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, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed, if any. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd.,

Villupuram.

Counsel for the appellant/ Transport Corporation

1. Asokan 2.Kolanji @ Kolanjiammal 3.Aravind Kumar Counsel for the claimants/ respondents 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 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, III Additiional District Judge, Virudhachalam.

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. K.RAJASEKAR, J.

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