M.Janaki v. The Managing Director
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 14th day of December 2024 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.594 of 2023 Appeal against the judgment and decree dated 24.09.2019 made in M.A.C.T.O.P.No.2560 of 2016 on the file of the Special Sub Judge - II to deal with MCOP cases (Small Causes Court), Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chennai.
M.Janaki ... Appellant Vs.
The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Ltd., No.2, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
... Respondent This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant Mr.S.Thambi, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited official Mr.A.S.Suresh Babbu and the learned counsel for the respondent Mr.M.Murali Vinoth 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. It is represented that the respondent has already deposited a sum of Rs.14,00,000/- (Rupees Fourteen Lakhs Only), which includes interest, for the award amount of Rs.11,94,700/- and the same has already been withdrawn by the appellant.
3. Parties have now arrived at compromise by which the respondent has agreed to pay another sum of Rs.2,00,000/- in full quit, in addition to a sum of Rs.14,00,000/-, which was already deposited and withdrawn.
4. The respondent/Transport Corporation shall deposit a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Only), within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which the Transport Corporation agreed to pay interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. On such deposit, the appellant 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.
M.Janaki Counsel for the appellant The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Ltd., No.2, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
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 Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Judge - II, 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.
SUNDER MOHAN, J.
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