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Mohammed Suhel Siraj v. Infants Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Karnataka HC21 Aug 2025MFA/6754/2022

Case brief

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What is this about?

Lok Adalat; High Court Legal Services Committee Bengaluru; conciliation order; joint memo; M.F.A.No.6754/2022 (MV); Lok Adalat No.5544/2025; Mohammed Suhel Siraj v. Infants Travels Pvt. Ltd. and Go Digit General Insurance Company Limited; motor accident claim; enhancement of compensation; Section 173(1) Motor Vehicles Act; MVC No. 5390/2019; MACT Bengaluru SCCH-13; award dated 19.07.2022; Rs.3,75,000/- lump-sum settlement; deposit within six weeks; 9% P.A. default interest; release on proper identification; appeal disposed; Tribunal award modified.

What did the court decide?

Additional lump-sum compensation of Rs.3,75,000/- payable by the respondent-Insurance Company to the appellant/claimant in full and final settlement, over and above the Tribunal award. ¶30

Mohammed Suhel Siraj Vs Infants Travels Pvt. Ltd. — Motor Accident Claims | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Additional lump-sum compensation of Rs.3,75,000/- payable by the respondent-Insurance Company to the appellant/claimant in full and final settlement, over and above the Tribunal award.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the compensation awarded by the Tribunal in MVC No. 5390/2019 should be enhanced (appeal under S.173(1) MV Act seeking enhancement of compensation)

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Court's answer

In full and final settlement, the appellant-claimant agreed to receive and the respondent-Insurance Company agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.3,75,000/- in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal.

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Ratio / Principle

The respondent-Insurance Company agreed to deposit the settled amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date of preparation of award.

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Key takeaways

On failure to deposit within six weeks, the settled amount shall carry interest at 9% P.A. from the date of default till the date of deposit.ratio¶28
The entire enhanced compensation amount shall be released in favour of the appellant/claimant on proper identification.ratio¶29
The Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of in terms of the joint memo filed by the parties.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Lok Adalat conciliation order (High Court Legal Services Committee, Bengaluru; Conciliators: Justice Umesh M Adiga and Smt. Parineeta S Chanal) in M.F.A.No.6754/2022 (MV), an appeal under S.173(1) MV Act by the claimant against the judgment and award dated 19.07.2022 in MVC No. 5390/2019 (II Additional Judge and ACMM, Court of Small Causes, MACT, Bengaluru, SCCH-13) partly allowing compensation and seeking enhancement. After prolonged negotiations and on a joint memo, the matter was settled: the appellant-claimant agreed to receive and Go Digit General Insurance Company Limited agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.3,75,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh Seventy Five Thousand only) in addition to the Tribunal award, in full and final settlement. The insurer agreed to deposit the amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date of preparation of award, failing which it shall carry interest at 9% P.A. from the date of default till deposit. The entire enhanced compensation is to be released to the claimant on proper identification. The appeal stands disposed of in terms of the joint memo and the Tribunal's judgment and award stand modified accordingly.

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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF AUGUST 2025

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CONCILIATORS PRESENT:

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THE HON’BLE SRI. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA

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SMT.PARINEETA S CHANAL, MEMBER

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M.F.A.No.6754/2022 (MV) (Lok Adalat No.5544/2025)

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BETWEEN: MOHAMMED SUHEL SIRAJ S/O MOYEENUDDIN M.S, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/A NO.563, II FLOOR, 13TH CROSS, B.T.M II STAGE, BANGALORE-76.

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PERMANENT ADDRESS: NO.113/1, I CROSS, M K K ROAD, K R PURAM SHIVAMOGGA.

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...APPELLANT

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(BY SRI.SHRIPAD V SHASTRI, ADVOCATE)

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AND

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1 . INFANTS TRAVELS PVT. LTD NO.8, SHIVANNA BUILDING, TAVAREKERE VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

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2 . GO DIGIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, NO.95, ATLANTIS, 4TH ‘B’ CROSS, INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, 5TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560095. BY ITS MANAGER.

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RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.B.C.SHIVANNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

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MFA FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 19.07.2022 PASSED IN MVC NO. 5390/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL JUDGE AND ACMM, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES, MACT, BENGALURU, SCCH-13, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.

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THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED:

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CONCILIATION ORDER

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The learned Counsel appearing for the Appellant - Claimant is present. The learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent– Insurance Company along with its representative is present.

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After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned advocate appearing for the appellant/claimant (being authorized by the appellant/claimant to sign) and the learned advocate appearing for the respondent-Insurance Company and its authorized officer is filed. The

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appellant-claimant has agreed to receive and the respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.3,75,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh Seventy Five

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Thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim.

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The Respondent - Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date of preparation of award, failing which the said amount shall carry interest at the rate of 9% P.A. from the date of default, till the date of deposit.

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