M/S.Liberty General Insurance Co Ltd v. Thirunavukarasu
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.1528 of 2025 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 17/03/2025 in MCOP.279/2024 on the file of the MACT/Special Sub Court to deal with MCOP cases,Tiruchirappalli) M/s.Liberty General Insurance Co ltd III Floor, Raja Parley Building, 79/2, Bye Pass Road, Madurai. ...Appellant/s
Versus
1.Thirunavukarasu S/o. Subbaiah, No.4/182, Semmettupatti, Marungapuri, Manapparai, Trichy. 2.Dhararaj S/o. Punnaramji, No.3/80, MGR Street, Turaipakkam, Chennai.
...Respondent/s
This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant/s Mrs.K.R.Shivashankari and Mr.L.Muthuramalingam the counsel for the 1st respondent 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 settle the award amount to a sum of Rs.47,50,000/- (Rupees Forty Seven Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only), as full quit. It is stated that the appellant has already deposited a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), as statutory deposit. The appellant is directed to deposit the remaining 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 1st respondent is permitted to withdraw the amount by filing formal application before the Tribunal. The appellant / Insurance Company is permitted to withdraw the excess amount, if any, by filing formal application before the Tribunal.
M/s.Liberty General Insurance Co ltd III Floor, Raja Parley Building, 79/2, Bye Pass Road, Madurai. Counsel for the Appellant/s 1.Thirunavukarasu S/o. Subbaiah 2.Dhararaj S/o. Punnaramji 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 to deal with MCOP cases,Tiruchirappalli.
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