Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation v. Leelavathi
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.1557 of 2025 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 29/01/2025 in MCOP.127/2024 on the file of the MACT/SPECIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR MCOP CASES, MADURAI) Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Through its Managing Director, Byepass Road, Ponmeni, Madurai, Madurai District. ...Appellant/s
Versus
1.Leelavathi W/o.Late.Ramesh, D.No.12A, Kullalar theru, Pandamangalam, Paramathi Vellore Taluk, Namakkal District.
2.R.ChinnaPonnu W/o.Late.Rajendran, D.No.12A, Kullalar theru, Pandamangalam, Paramathi Vellore Taluk, Namakkal District.
(2nd Respondent are set Ex-parte in Lower Court. Hence Notice may be Dispensed with)
...Respondent/s
This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant Mr.S.Micheal Heldon Kumar and the counsel for the 1st respondent Mr.S.Raman 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 / Transport Corporation has filed the present appeal. The 1st respondent / claimant is the wife of the deceased, and the 2nd respondent herein is the mother of the deceased. Before the Tribunal, despite receipt of notice, the 2nd respondent neither appeared nor represented through a counsel.
2. Today, after due deliberations, the matter has been settled only between the appeallant and 1st respondent to a sum of Rs.22,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Two Lakhs only), as full quit. The appellant is directed to deposit the said award amount, after deducting the amount already deposited, if any, within a
period of ten weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this award. On such deposit being made, the 1st respondent / claimant is permitted to withdraw the amount by filing formal application before the Tribunal.
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Through its Managing Director Counsel for the Appellant/s 1.Leelavathi W/o.Late.Ramesh 2.R.ChinnaPonnu W/o.Late.Rajendran 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 DISTRICT COURT FOR MCOP CASES, MADURAI.
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 T.Raja Praba (TRP) PA To The Hon'ble Judges