SERVICES COMMITTE, MADURAI Madurai Bench of…
Enhancement of award amount to Rs.9,82,800/- with 7.5% interest; direction to insurance company to deposit amount; refund of court fees.
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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTE, MADURAI
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625023
Saturday the 14th day of October 2023 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD
(Chapter VI and u/s 21 or Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987)
Presided Over by The Honourable Mrs Justice L.VICTORIA GOWRI and
Members
Mr.K.R.Mathurasekaran District Judge(Retired) , Mr.P.R.Bala Subramanian Advocate
CMA(MD) No.499 of 2019
(Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 09/04/2019 in M.C.O.P.NO.481/2015 on the file of the IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, MADURAI)
...Appellants
Versus
This case came up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties present. The counsel for the appellant/s Mr.K.Ravi, the counsel for the 1st respondent Mr.Arunmozhi Raja Shankar and the counsel for the 2nd respondent Mr.A.Shajahan are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties and with the assistance of the Bench, both sides consented for settlement.
AWARD
After due deliberation, both the parties have agreed for settlement. In addition to the award amount, the award amount is enhanced to Rs.9,82,800/- with 7.5% p.a. interest from the date of petition. The second respondent Insurance company is directed to deposit the award amount if any. The claimants are permitted to withdraw the award amount.
GANESAN
GURUPACKIAM
Counsel for the Appellants
KARUPPASAMY
M/S.TAMILNADU MERCANTILE BANK
LTD.,REP.THROUGH ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, OFFICE AT 3A/16, 1ST FLOOR, SOUTH BYE PASS ROAD, VANNARAPETTAI, TIRUNELVELI-627 003.
Counsel for the first Respondent
M/S.UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.
LTD., REP.THROUGH ITS REGIONALMANAGER, OFFICE AT 7-A, WEST VELI ST., MADURAI-625 001.
Counsel for the second Respondent
This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.
The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamilnadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and 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.
The Original of the award shall be placed in the court record and copy of the award, kept with High Court Legal Services Committee and one copy each is furnished to both parties free of cost.
In agreement of the above, both parties and their counsel have affixed their signatures/ thumb impressions in presence of the Lok Adalat Bench admitting the terms and today conditions and accordingly, the award is passed.
JUDGE
MEMBER
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To: The Parties/Advocate concerned Copy To
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2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ganesan
M/s.Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Ltd.
M/s.United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
L.Victoria Gowri
As recorded by the court registry
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