Madras High CourtCMA(MD)/353/2024settled before the lokadalats

The Managing Director v. Annadurai

2024-09-14Honourable Mr Justice G.Chockalingam (Retd.)3 pages

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTE, MADURAI Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625023 Saturday the 14th day of September 2024 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 or Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided Over by The HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.CHOCKALINGAM (Retd.) and Members Mr.I.PANDURANGAN, District Judge(Retired) , Advocate & A.Haja Mohaideen, Advocate CMA(MD) No.353 of 2024 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 15/12/2023 in MCOP.43/2019 on the file of the PRINCIPAL SUB JUDGE, TIRUNELVELI) The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tirunelveli, Office at Bye Pass Road, Tirunelveli.

...Appellant/s

Versus

Annadurai S/o.Muthaiyah, Door No.6/8, Mariyappan Kovuk Street, Kodaknalur, Tirunelveli.

...Respondent/s

This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant/s Mr.S.Micheal Heldon Kumar and the counsel for the respondent/s Mr.C.Saravnan, 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 The Corporation has filed the above appeal challenging the award passed by the Tribunal. Now the parties have arrived at a settlement for a sum of Rs.13,85,000/- (Rupees Thirteen Lakhs and Eighty Five Thousand only) as full quit. The same is recorded.

2. The appellant /Corporation is directed to deposit the said amount within a period of ten weeks from today, less the amount already deposited, if any. If the amount is not deposited 1/3

within that period, the award amount will carry interest at the rate of 9% from the date of petition till the date of deposit.

3. The claimant is entitled to withdraw the award amount by filing appropriate application before the Tribunal.

The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tirunelveli, Office at Bye Pass Road, Tirunelveli. Counsel for the Appellant/s Annadurai S/o.Muthaiyah, 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 2/3

Copy To

1. PRINCIPAL SUB JUDGE, 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 ABIRAMI PA To The Hon'ble Judges 3/3