Lok Adalat settled a motor accident appeal regarding enhancement of the award amount from Rs. 48,000 to Rs. 70,000. The insurance company was directed to deposit the money, allowing withdrawal from the lower court.
The award was enhanced to Rs. 70,000/-; the insurance company directed to deposit the amount within six weeks; court fee refunded.
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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI
Lok Adalat-I organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Friday, the 24th day of September 2021
LOK ADALAT AWARD
(Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by
The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE A.RAMAMURTHI (Retd.) and
Member
Mr.J.Venkatesaperumal
CMA.No.2119 of 2014
(Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 20.02.2014 made in M.C.O.P.No.2968 of 2010 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Special Court I, Chennai)
Mr.J.Duraivelu ... Appellant
Vs.
(ex-parte before the Tribunal)
This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both parties are present. Mr.T.G.Ravichandran, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr.R.V.Sivaraj, learned counsel for the second respondent are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows:
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
The claimant/ appellant has preferred the present appeal for enhancement of the award from Rs.48,000/-
Sd/- Sd/Mr.J.Duraivelu Counsel for the Appellant
Sd/-
This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.
The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994.
Sd/-
Sd/-
Member
*The Xerox Copy of the Joint Memo of compromise enclosed
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(L.A)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To:The parties/Advocate concerned
Copy to:
C.M.A.No.2119 of 2014
nmi[co] srg 01/11/2021
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the appellant is entitled to an enhanced award amount upon settlement before the Lok Adalat.
Whether the impugned award needs to be enhanced to Rs. 70,000/-.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mr. J. Duraivelu
M/s Aquarious Logistics Pvt Ltd
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Limited
A.Ramamurthi
J.Venkatesaperumal
As recorded by the court registry
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