Shyny v. Swastika Road Lines (P) Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Lok Adalat award, National Lok Adalat, High Court Legal Services Committee Chennai, C.M.A.No.1967 of 2025, M.C.O.P.No.911 of 2017, motor accidents compensation, minor claimant Shyny, Swastika Road Lines (P) Ltd., United India General Insurance Co. Ltd., Rajesh Kumar, additional Rs.50,000 settlement, fixed deposit till majority, court fee refund Section 69-A Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1955, Section 21 LSA Act 1987, Justice G. Arul Murugan, disposed by compromise, 13.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Consensual Lok Adalat award: the Insurance Company to deposit an additional Rs.50,000/- in full quit over and above the Tribunal award; the minor claimant's amount to be kept in fixed deposit in a nationalised bank till majority; Tribunal to disburse per the usual mode without a formal permission petition; full court fee paid to be refunded to the appellant.