Tata Aig General Vs Nilavazhagan

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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 13^th day of September 2025 LOK ADALAT AWARD

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(Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987)

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Presided over by

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The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

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and

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Members

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Mr. M.Pughazhendhi, District Judge (Retd.) Mr. K.Ethirajalu, Advocate

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C.M.A.No. 2056 of 2024 &

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C.M.P.No.15758 of 2024

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(Appeal against the award and decree in M.C.O.P.No.1152 of 2016 dated 01.02.2024 on the file of the Motor Accidents claims Tribunal, (Special District Court No.1) at Cuddalore.

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M/s.TATA AIG General, Insurance Company Limited, 'Samson Towers' No.453 - L, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. .. Appellant

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Vs.

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Nilavazhagan, S/o.Paramasivam

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Dr.K.Sowndharya, D/o.Krishnamurthi. .. Respondent

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On representation of the counsel for both sides, this case is taken up for settlement before the Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. Mr.R.V.Sivaraj learned counsel for the appellant/Insurance Company and Mr.B.R.Sivasubramaniam, learned counsel for the first respondent are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows:

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TERMS OF SETTLEMENT

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Aggrieved by the award made by the Motor Accidents claims Tribunal, (Special District Court No.1) at Cuddalore, the Insurance Company preferred the above appeal.

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The representative of the appellant/Insurance company and the first respondent and the learned counsel for the first respondent are present before this Lok Adalat.

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The parties have entered into a settlement, by which the first respondent is entitled for a sum of Rs.11,00,000/- (Rupees Eleven lakhs only) in full quit.

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It is submitted by the appellant/Insurance Company that already a sum of Rs.8,23,690/- (Rupees eight lakh twenty three thousand six hundred ninty eight only) has been deposited before the Tribunal and they will deposit the balance amount within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this award. On such deposit, the first respondent is entitled for withdraw the same by filing an appropriate application before the Tribunal. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are disposed of accordingly. Connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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M/s.TATA AIG General, Insurance Company Limited, 'Samson Towers' No.453 - L, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. Counsel for the Appellant

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Nilavazhagan, S/o.Paramasivam Counsel for the 1st Respondent

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This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.

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The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu 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.

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To:The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

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