United India Insurance Company Limited, v. Shanmugavalli,
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTE, MADURAI Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625023 Saturday the 12th day of August 2023 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 or Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided Over by The Honourable Mr Justice K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN and Members Mr.S.UDHAYAN, District Judge(Retired) , Mr.P.Ganapathy Subramanian, Advocate CMA(MD) No.1101 of 2022 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 28/02/2022 in MCOP.78/2017 on the file of the Additional District Court, Sivagangai ) United India Insurance Company Limited, Through its Authorized Signatory, having office at Door No. 124A, Ananthapuram, By pass Road, Madurai - Rameswaram Road, Manamadurai - 630606, Sivagangai District.
...Appellant
Versus
Shanmugavalli, W/o. Govindan, Athanoor Road, Pookkollai (Near), Muniyandi Kovil Manamadurai, Sivagangai District.
Dhanapakkiam, D/o. Govindan, Athanoor Road, Pookkollai (Near), Muniyandi Kovil Manamadurai, Sivagangai District.
S. Nagaraj, S/o. Somasundaram, 11, Karuppasamy Kovil Street, Manamadurai, Sivagangai District.
...Respondents
This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai and the counsel for the respondents Mr.J.Alaguram Jothi for R1 and R2 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 of the Tribunal, the appellant/Insurance company has filed the present appeal .
Now, both the parties appeared and the claimants agreed to receive the award amount in the following terms:- The claimants agreed to receive a sum of Rs.17,00,000/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs only) with interest at the rate of 7.5% from the date of petition till the date of deposit. The appellant/ Insurance company agreed for the said terms. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the entire award amount after deducting the amount already deposited, if any, within a period of six
(6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The respondents 1 and 2 / claimants are entitled to withdraw the award amount as per the apportionment awarded by the tribunal with accrued interest, on filing necessary application before the Tribunal.
United India Insurance Company Limited, Through its Authorized Signatory, having office at Door No. 124A, Ananthapuram, By pass Road, Madurai - Rameswaram Road, Manamadurai - 630606, Sivagangai District.
Counsel for the Appellant/s Shanmugavalli Dhanapakkiam 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. The Additional District Court ,Sivagangai .
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 G BLESSING PA To The Hon'ble Judges