The Managing Director v. M. Subramanian

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 14th day of December 2024 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN and Members Mr.N.Balasubramanian, District Judge (Retd.) Mr.S.Pushpakaran, Advocate.

C.M.A.No.3124 of 2024 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 09.06.2023 made in M.P.No.3 of 2022 in M.C.O.P.No.4191 of 2019 on file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, IV Small Causes Court, Chennai). The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

... Appellant/Respondent Vs.

M.Subramanian.

... Respondent/Petitioner This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the Appellant, Mr.M.Murali Vinodh, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited official Mr.A.S.Suresh Babbu,(A.M.Legal) the learned counsel for the respondent, Mr.R.Mohan Babu 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 Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited/Appellant, had challenged the award of Rs.2,32,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand only) on the ground of negligence and quantum.

3. Pursuant to the compromise, the respondent/claimant has agreed to receive a sum of Rs.2,90,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Ninety Thousand only) in full quit.

4.The Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited/Appellant, shall deposit a sum of Rs.2,90,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Ninety Thousand only) less the amount already deposited before the Tribunal, if any, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, failing which the Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited agreed to pay interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. On such deposit, the claimant shall be entitled to withdraw the entire amount.

5. 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.

Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

Counsel for the Appellant M.Subramanian 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 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, IVth 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.

The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN ars/dk C.M.A.No.3124 of 2024 14.12.2024