Madras High CourtCMA(MD)/1555/2025settled before the lokadalats

The Managing Director v. Anto Arul Rathinam

2025-12-13Honourable Mrs Justice R. Tharani (Retd.)2 pages

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. THARANI (Retd.) and Members Mr.G.P.Elango, District Judge(Retired) , Mrs.C.Jeya Indira Patel, Advocate CMA(MD) No.1555 of 2025 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 14/11/2024 in MCOP.269/2012 on the file of the Additional District Court No- I, Thoothukudi) The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd, Kumbakonam.

...Appellant

Versus

1.Anto Arul Rathinam W/o.Malar Vannan, No.79/1, Poobalrayerpuram, 6th Street, Thoothukudi.

2.M.Kannan s/o.Murugesan, No.67B/21, Malampatti Main, Melur, Madurai District.

3.Shri Ram General Insurance Co Ltd E-8, EPIP, RIICO Industrial Area, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajastan- 302 022.

...Respondents

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 first respondent - Ms.Anto Arul Rathinam - Party-in-person 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 After discussion and negotiation, the appellant / Transport Corporation and respondents / claimants agreed for a sum of Rs.1,40,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Forty Five only) as full quit. The appellant / Transport Corporation has already deposited a sum of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only).

2. The appellant/Transport Corporation is directed to deposit the balance amount of Rs. 1,15,000/-(Rupees One Lakh Fifteen Thousand only)[Rs1,40,000/- (-) Rs.25,000/-] within a https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

period of ten weeks from today. On such deposit, the first respondent / claimant is entitled to withdraw entire award amount, less the amount already withdrawn, if any. The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd, Kumbakonam. Counsel for the Appellant Anto Arul Rathinam M.Kannan Shri Ram General Insurance Co Ltd E-8, EPIP, RIICO Industrial Area, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajastan- 302 022.

Counsel for the Respondents 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 MACT - Additional District Court No- I, Thoothukudi.

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