5.THE PARTY OF THE SECOND PART agrees to indemnify the PARTY OF THE FIRST PART and L & T from any claims, demands, actions, that may arise out of the proceedings that may be initiated by Department of Mines & Geology, Government of Karnataka and/or any other Authority under law, and undertakes not to involve/include PARTY OF THE FIRST PART and L& T to any loss, sufferings, expense, damages, penalty or any other liability whatsoever, that may arise/claimed, demanded, ordered and/or awarded / directed by any Authority or Court whomsoever at all times hereafter in respect of and or arising out of or relation to the mining operations, quarrying, transporting stone boulders from Mines Survey No.98, situated at Amaradevaragudda Village, Kudligi Taluk, Bellary District including those covered under the MOU. 6. Both parties agree that the PARTY OF THE SECOND PART agrees to resolve the actions initiated by the Deputy Director, Department of Mines and Geology vide his Notice dated 01.06.2019 without involving, including or in any manner subjecting L & T, as stipulated under Clause 2 hereinabove, and agrees to withdraw all complaints/actions initiated, if any, withdraw all contentions/allegations against L & T including in response to any notice, actions initiated by any Authority, Court of Law etc., as stipulated under Clause 3 hereinabove, and agrees to indemnify L & T from any claims, demands, actions, that may arise out of the proceedings that may be initiated by Department of Mines & Geology, Government of Karnataka and/or any other Authority under law, as stipulated under Clause 5 hereinabove, in view of the signed written undertaking, dated 15.10.2019 given by L & T, executed contemporaneously with this Joint Settlement Agreement, wherein under L & T has undertaken not to initiate any civil/criminal action against Mr.Bangari Hanumanthu for any claim arising out of the Memorandum of Understanding dated 20.04.2016 and further to withdraw any existing civil or criminal complaint against Mr.Bangari Hanumanthu, if any.
