M/S. United India Insurance Company Limited v. Minor Kavya
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MADURAI Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625023 Saturday the 13th day of September 2025 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided Over by The Honourable Ms.Justice R. POORNIMA and Members Mr.R.Nambi, District Judge(Retired), Mr.A.Haja Mohideen, Advocate CMA(MD) No.513 of 2022 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 07/09/2021 in MCOP.231/2019 on the file of the CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KARUR.) M/S. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Represented by its Regional Manager, Kandasamy Shopping Complex Chitrakottam, No. 144B, Kalpana Road, Udumalaipettai.
...Appellant/s
Versus
MINOR KAVYA D/o Eswaran No. 170/2, Nathakkattu Thottam K. Paramathy Paramathy, Karur.
(Minor is represented by her Next friend and Natural guardian / Mother Uma Maheswari) Chandran S/o Subramaniyam, No. 4/155, Kannamanayakanur, Udumalaipettai Taluk Tirupur District - 624 154.
...Respondent/s
This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant/s Mr.J.S.Murali and the counsel for the respondent/s Mr.Sudalayandi 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 / Insurance Company has
filed the present appeal.
2. After due deliberations, both the parties have entered into compromise and agreed to modify the award amount to a sum of Rs.42,50,000/- (Rupees Forty Two lakhs and Fifty Thousand only) as full quit. The appellant is directed to deposit the said award amount, after deducting the amount already deposited, if any, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this award. On such deposit being made, the natural guardian of the minor petitioner namely Smt.Uma Maheswari is at liberty to withdraw a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- immediately for her medical expenses and the remaining amount shall be deposited in any one of the nationalised banks till the minor petitioner attains majority. The guardian/mother of the minor is permitted to withdraw the interest once in three months for the welfare of the minor petitioner. M/S. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Represented by its Regional Manager, Kandasamy Shopping Complex Chitrakottam, No. 144B, Kalpana Road, Udumalaipettai.
Counsel for the Appellant/s MINOR.KAVYA (Minor is represented by her Next friend and Natural guardian / Mother Uma Maheswari) 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. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KARUR.
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 APD PA To The Hon'ble Judges