The Lok Adalat recorded a compromise petition between the appellant claimants and respondent insurance company, awarding an additional compensation of Rs. 3,80,000 to be paid within two months with 6% per annum interest for delay.
Award directed respondent insurance company to pay Rs. 3,80,000 by way of additional compensation within two months.
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LOK ADALAT CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS, BILASPUR
MAC No. 110 of 2022
---- Petitioner
Versus
---- Respondent
Appellant with / by Shri HP Agrawal, Advocate
Respondent No.3 with / by Shri Saurabh Sharma, Advocate
AWARD
(Passed on 13.8.2022)
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Parties file a compromise petition. The terms are just. We hereby record the compromise and pass an award in terms of compromise, and order that respondent Insurance Company shall pay to appellant/s a sum of Rs.3,80,000/- in words (Rupees Three Lakhs Eighty Thousand Only) by way of compensation in addition to the amount already paid/awarded by the Claims Tribunal within a period of 2 months from today, failing which interest @ 6% per annum will be recoverable, till the date of realization. The order of apportionment, if any, made by the Tribunal will be followed by the parties.
It is further directed that out of enhanced amount of compensation, 50% amount shall be released to the claimant/appellant(s) except the minor through transfer of funds in their respective bank accounts. The remaining conditions of the Award passed by the Tribunal shall remain intact.
Sd/( Deepak Kumar Tiwari ) Judge – Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur
Sd/( Ashish Shrivastava ) Member – Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a compromise petition should be recorded and an award passed to determine the liability of the insurance company to pay additional compensation.
Rathram Kashyap and others
Bhikam Kumar Kaushik and others
Deepak Kumar Tiwari
Ashish Shrivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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