Dhani Kumar Sao Vs Raj Singh Rathore — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dhani Kumar Sao Vs Raj Singh Rathore — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Compromise permitted; Respondent/Insurance Company (ICICI Lombard) to pay the claimant an additional Rs. 4,00,000/- within 60 days; docket made part of the record; copy of the docket and the award to be sent to the Claims Tribunal with its record; conditions imposed by the Claims Tribunal to remain intact.

Issue for consideration

Acceptance of the parties' docket/compromise petition, under which the Respondent/Insurance Company agreed to pay an additional Rs. 4,00,000/- within 60 days, and consequential disposal of the matter.

Court's answer

The award records the compromise terms: the Respondent/Insurance Company agreed to pay an additional amount of Rs. 4,00,000/- (Four Lakhs) within 60 days, the docket being duly filled-in and signed by both the parties.

Ratio / Principle

The compromise sought for by the parties is permitted and the matter stands disposed of.

Key takeaways

The docket is made part of the record of this award.ratio¶¶24
A copy of the compromise (docket) is to be sent to the Claims Tribunal along with its record, if any, together with a copy of the award, and the conditions imposed by the Claims Tribunal remain intact.ratio¶¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MAC No. 1825 of 2023 (claimant/appellant Dhani Kumar Sao v. driver Raj Singh Rathore, owner Ramnarayan Rathore and insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited) was disposed of at the National Lok Adalat of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur on compromise. By the docket, duly filled-in and signed by both parties, the Insurance Company agreed to pay the claimant an additional amount of Rs. 4,00,000/- (Four Lakhs) within 60 days. The Lok Adalat permitted the compromise, made the docket part of the record, and directed that a copy of the docket and of the award be sent to the Claims Tribunal along with its record, the conditions imposed by the Claims Tribunal remaining intact. Award passed on 14/03/2026 by Judge - Lok Adalat Hon'ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad and Member - Lok Adalat Mr. Apoorva Tripathi, Advocate. No statutory provision or precedent is cited; no issues were framed or adjudicated beyond acceptance of the compromise.

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2026:CGHC:12357

NAFR

AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed byAVINASH SHARMA Date: 2026.03.16 11:18:26 +0530

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

NATIONAL LOK ADALAT

Judge - Lok Adalat : Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Member - Lok Adalat : Mr. Apoorva Tripathi, Advocate.

MAC No. 1825 of 2023

1 - Dhani Kumar Sao S/o Priti Ram Sao Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Aurda, Police Station Pusosur, District Raigarh (C.G.) (Claimant)

...Appellant.

versus

1 - Raj Singh Rathore S/o Shiv Pal Singh Rathore Aged About 20 Years R/o Ward No.15, Patouratola Kyotar Laharpur, Police Station Jaitehari, District Anuppur (M.P.) (Driver Of Alleged Vehicle Bearing Registration No. Mp-18-Ca-2873)

2 - Ramnarayan Rathore S/o Khushiram Rathore R/o House No.10, Nayatola, Anuppur District Anuppur (M.P.) C/o Ravikant Verma W.No. 21 Sohki Mohalla Shahdol (M.P.) (Owner Of Alleged Vehicle Bearing Registration No. Mp-18-Ca2873).

3 - I.C.I.C.I. Lombard General Insurance Company Limited Branch Office G.E. Road, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) (Insurer Of Alleged Vehicle Bearing Registration No. Mp-18-Ca-2873)

... Respondent(s)

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

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For Appellant : Shri Ajeet Kumar Yadav, Advocate. For Respondent No.3 : Shri Himanshu Thakur, Advocate and Ms. Tanusha Pathak appears on behalf of Shri NK Thakur, Advocates.

AWARD

(Passed on 14/03/2026)

The Parties have filed a docket/compromise petition stating therein that

Respondent/Insurance Company has agreed to pay additional amount of Rs. 4,00,000/- (Four Lakhs only) within a period of 60 days from today. The docket is duly filled-in and signed by both the parties.

The compromise sought for by the parties is permitted and the matter in hand stands disposed of.

The docket be made part of this record.

A copy of the compromise arrived at between the parties (docket) be sent

to the Claims Tribunal along with its record, if any, and a copy of the award passed today, forthwith. Conditions imposed by the Claims Tribunal will remain intact.

Sd/Sd/-

(Amitendra Kishore Prasad) (Apoorva Tripathi) Judge - Lok Adalat Member - Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh

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