Madras High CourtCMA(MD)/1105/2024settled before the lokadalats

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited v. T. Kanaga Manikandan

2025-09-13Honourable Mrs Justice S.Ananthi (Retd.)2 pages

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 or Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided Over by The Honourable Mrs Justice S.ANANTHI (Retd.) and Members Mr.V.R.Poobalan, District Judge(Retired) , Mr.T.S.Mohamed Mohideen, Advocate CMA(MD) No.1105 of 2024 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on in MCOP.73/2022 on the file of the MACT., (ADDL.SUB JUDGE)) 1.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited 6th Floor, Mani Square, 164 Canal Circle Road, Mani Square premises, Kolkata-700 054. 2.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited, D/72, 2nd Floor, Kanchana Enclave, 7th Cross Street, NEE Thillai Nagar, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

...Appellant/s

Versus

1.T. Kanaga Manikandan S/o.Thangavel, No.4/30, Bagavathi Amman Kovil Street, Manikandam Village, Edamalaipattipudur Post, Trichy.

2.MMD Ifran S/o.MD.Abas, C/o.Sanjay, Kumar Ciripal, Plot No.24, Spectrum Project, Phase 2 West Gandhi Nagar, 5th Lane, Brahmapur, Odisha State.

3.Taukir Ali S/o.Wahab Shalik, 2nd Floor, B-3, Nibra Bhadhon Apartment, Bankra, Haora, West Bengal-711 403. 4.The New India Assurance Co., Ltd., Divisional Office, Jerome Building, 1st Floor, Fort Station Road, Trichy. (R2 and R3 set exparte in Tribunal and R4 is not necessary party for adjudication- Notice dispensed with)

...Respondents

This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellants Mr.J.S.Murali and the counsel for the first respondent Mr.D.Gershon Gnanapaul for Mr.M.Jerin Mathew 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 Both the parties and their respecive counsel are present and they arrived at an amicable settlement for a sum of Rs.25,50,000/- [Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only] as full quit. 2.It is submitted that Rs.13,39,709/- [Rupees Thirteen Lakhs Thirty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred and Nine only] has already been deposited before the Tribunal by the appellants. The https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

appellants are directed to deposit the remaining amount within a period of four [4] weeks from today. On deposit, the claimant/ first respondent is permitted to withdraw the entire amount, less the amount already withdrawn, on filing proper petition before the Tribunal. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited 6th Floor, Mani Square, 164 Canal Circle Road, Mani Square premises, Kolkata-700 054. Counsel for the Appellant/s T. Kanaga Manikandan S/o.Thangavel, No.4/30, Bagavathi Amman Kovil Street, Manikandam Village, Edamalaipattipudur Post, Trichy.

Taukir Ali S/o.Wahab Shalik, 2nd Floor, B-3, Nibra Bhadhon Apartment, Bankra, Haora, West Bengal-711 403. MMD Ifran S/o.MD.Abas, C/o.Sanjay, Kumar Ciripal, Plot No.24, Spectrum Project, Phase 2 West Gandhi Nagar, 5th Lane, Brahmapur, Odisha State.

The New India Assurance Co., Ltd., Divisional Office, Jerome Building, 1st Floor, Fort Station Road, Trichy. (R2 and R3 set exparte in Tribunal and R4 is not necessary party for adjudication- Notice dispensed with) 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., (ADDL.SUB JUDGE).

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 C.MUTHURENGAN PA To The Hon'ble Judges https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis