The National Lok Adalat disposed of an insurance appeal based on a settlement between the parties. The insurer agreed to pay an additional ₹2,25,000 within sixty days, with interest at 6% p.a. if delayed beyond that period.
Settlement: ₹2,25,000 to be paid by insurer within 60 days; 6% p.a. interest thereafter if default.
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Before National Lok Adalat.
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Court No. - 45
Case :- FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. - 1137 of 1998 Appellant :- Murari Lal And Another Respondent :- New Indian Insurance Company Ltd. And Others Counsel for Appellant :- R.K. Porwal Counsel for Respondent :- Arun Kumar Shukla
Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal, J. Mr. Kshitij Shailendra, Advocate
The matter is listed before the National Lok Adalat.
Shri R.K. Porwal, learned counsel for the claimant(s) and Shri Arun Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the Insurance Company are present.
The parties have agreed upon settlement of this appeal on the following terms and conditions:-
"(i). The appellants shall be entitled to get Rs. 2,25,000 ( Two Lakh Twenty Five thousand only) in full and final satisfaction of his / their claim from respondent/ insurance company i.e. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
(ii). This amount shall be in addition to and over and above the amount that has already been received by the claimants.
(iii). The insurance company shall not pay any interest on the compromised/ settled amount.
(iv). The amount due as above shall be deposited / paid within 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of the order of the Hon'ble Lok Adalat failing which interest @ 6 % P.A. shall be paid for subsequent period i.e. after two months from the date of award till payment is made"
Nothing beyond the above shall be payable to the appellant(s) by the Insurance Company.
The said settlement/compromise is being arrived at between the parties through mutual consent, out of their own free will and without any undue influence/coercion.
Parties to act as per the compromise deed.
This appeal is disposed of in view of the settlement between the parties.
In case, the appellant has a grievance to this order being passed without his/her consent, he/she would be at liberty to apply for recall of this order within one month of its communication. Failing any application being filed within such time, the amount so settled shall be released in favour of the claimant(s) immediately at the end of the period of one month therefrom.
The original record of the Tribunal be returned forthwith.
Once the amount is deposited by the insurer with the Tribunal, the same may be released in favour of the claimant(s)/appellant(s), directly into his/her bank account.
Order date:- 13.8.2022 Rahul Dwivedi/-
(Kshitij Shailendra, Advocate) (Piyush Agrawal, J.)
Digitally signed by RAHUL DWIVEDI Date: 2022.08.16 14:13:35 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the dispute can be settled via National Lok Adalat on mutual consent terms.
Murari Lal And Another
New Indian Insurance Company Ltd. And Others
Piyush Agrawal
As recorded by the court registry
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