The Divisional Manager v. R.Saravanan

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 10th day of June 2023 LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mrs.JUSTICE K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI and Members Mr.N.Balasubramanian District Judge (Retd.) Mrs.K.Kavitha Advocate C.M.A.No.834 of 2023 and C.M.P.No.7768 of 2023 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 23.03.2022 made in M.C.O.P.No.4076 of 2018 on the file of the Motor Accident claims Tribunal/Principal Sub Judge, Cuddalore.

The Divisional Manager The National Insurance Co.Ltd., Divisional Office, Puducherry.

.. Appellant Vs.

1.R.Saravanan 2.S.Saranya (set ex parte even before the Tribunal) .. Respondents This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant Mr.Premchander and the learned counsel for the first respondent Mrs.Ramya V. Rao 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.8,20,000/(Rupees Eight Lakhs and Twenty Thousand only) with interest at 7.5% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of deposit as compensation.

3. Aggrieved by the award, the appellant/Insurance Company has preferred the present appeal. Now the claimant has agreed to receive a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs only) with interest and proportionate Cost, which is also acceptable by the appellant/Insurance Company.

4. The appellant/Insurance Company is directed to deposit the award amount, now ordered after deducting any amount already deposited, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Award is passed accordingly.

5. The Tribunal is directed to issue the award amount through NEFT/RTGS to the party concerned on proper identification in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition.

6.The appeal is ordered accordingly. Consequently, the connected MP, if any, is closed.

The Divisional Manager, The National Insurance Co.Ltd., Divisional Office, Puducherry.

Counsel for the appellant

Saravanan Counsel for the 1st respondent 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 Accident claims Tribunal, Principal Sub Judge, Cuddalore 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.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI, J.

ham C.M.A.No.834 of 2023 and C.M.P.No.7768 of 2023 10.06.2023