Madras High CourtCMA(MD)/170/2025settled before the lokadalats

Sri Kumar v. Ganesan

2025-12-13Honourable Mrs Justice R. Kalaimathi3 pages

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MADURAI Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625023 Saturday the 13th day of December 2025 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided Over by The Honourable Mrs Justice R. KALAIMATHI and Members Mr.V.Siva Subramanian, District Judge (Retired), Mr.K.Samidurai, Advocate CMA(MD) No.170 of 2025 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 21/11/2024 in MCOP.420/2022 on the file of the MACT/Special Sub Court dealing with MCOP Cases, Tirunelveli) Sri Kumar S/o.Ganesh Raman, Residing at No.4/378, 6th Middle street, Thiyagaraja Nagar, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 011.

...Appellant/s

Versus

1.Ganesan S/o.Gopal. Residing at No.177, S.P.Compound, Railway Feeder Road, Sankar Nagar, Tirunelveli. 2.United India insurance Company Limited Through its Divisional Manager, Having office at No.1, Post Office Road, Palayamkottai.

...Respondent/s

This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant/s Mr.R.Ponkarthikeyan and the counsel for the 2nd respondent Mr.C.Karthik are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties and with the assistance of the Bench, both sides consented for settlement. AWARD Aggrieved by the award passed by the Tribunal, the appellant / claimant has filed the present appeal.

2. After due deliberations, both the parties have entered into compromise and agreed to settle the award amount to a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs only) with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum

from the date of claim petition till the date of realization and costs, over and above the award amount passed by the Tribunal. It is stated that the entire award amount granted by the Tribunal has already been deposited. Hence, the 2nd respondent is directed to deposit the above said award amount within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this award. On such deposit being made, the appellant is permitted to withdraw the entire award amount by filing formal application before the Tribunal. Sri Kumar S/o.Ganesh Raman Counsel for the Appellant/s 1.Ganesan S/o.Gopal 2.United India insurance Company Limited Through its Divisional Manager Counsel for the Respondent/s This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.

The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamilnadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and 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. The Original of the award shall be place in the court record and copy of the award, kept with High Court Legal Services Committee and one copy each is furnished to both parties free of cost. In agreement of the above, both parties and their counsel have affixed their signatures/ thumb impressions in presence of the Lok Adalat Bench admitting the terms and today conditions and accordingly, the award is passed.

JUDGE MEMBER MEMBER To: The Parties/Advocate concerned Copy To

1. MACT/Special Sub Court dealing with MCOP Cases, Tirunelveli.

2. The Officer-in-Charge, High Court Legal Services Committee, Madurai.

3. The Section Officer, V.R. Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Typed By M.Kannan (MKN) PA to the Hon'ble Judges