Ismail and Ors. Vs Chandeshwar Singh and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ismail and Ors. Vs Chandeshwar Singh and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Enhanced compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lac Only) over and above the MACT award allowed to the appellants in full and final settlement, apportioned per the Tribunal's ratio; Insurance Company directed to deposit a crossed-cheque with the High Court Lok Adalat within 06 weeks, failing which interest @ 7% per annum applies on the amount till payment from the date of the order.

Issue for consideration

Quantum of compensation payable to the appellants over and above the amount awarded by the MACT in the motor accident claim appeal, and the mode and timeline of its payment by the Insurance Company.

Court's answer

On the agreed statements of counsel for both sides, a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lac Only) is allowed to the appellants over and above the amount awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim in this appeal, the enhanced amount to be paid to all the appellants in the same ratio as apportioned by the learned MACT.

Ratio / Principle

The appeal is disposed off with a direction to the Insurance Company to deposit a crossed-cheque for Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lac Only) in the name of the appellants with the office of the Lok Adalat of the High Court within a period of 06 weeks from the date of the order.

Key takeaways

In default of deposit within 06 weeks, interest @ 7% per annum shall follow on the amount of Rs.2,00,000/- until payment, reckoned from the date of the order.ratio¶6
Pending civil miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed off.ratio¶6

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

National Lok Adalat, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh — FAO-1523-2014, Ismail and others v. Chandeshwar Singh and others (order dated 13.09.2025): On the separately recorded statements of learned counsel for the appellants and the Insurance Company, a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lac Only) was allowed to the appellants over and above the amount awarded by the learned MACT, in full and final settlement of the claim in the appeal, the enhanced amount to be shared by all appellants in the ratio of apportionment fixed by the MACT. The appeal was disposed off with a direction to the Insurance Company to deposit a crossed-cheque for Rs. 2,00,000/- with the office of the High Court Lok Adalat within 06 weeks, failure whereof attracts interest @ 7% per annum on the said amount till payment from the date of the order. Pending civil miscellaneous applications stand disposed off. Bench: Mandeep Pannu, President; Sanjeev Sharma, Member.

BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT, CHANDIGARH

511 FAO-1 5 23-2014 ISMAIL AND ORS. VS CHANDESHWA R SINGH AND ORS

Present: M r. Ashish Gupta, Advocate an d M r. Arjun Atri, Advocate for the appellants. M r. Sandeep Suri, Advocate wit h M r. Mohinder Singh, Regional M anager, M s. Suman, Manager, M s. Sonia Sharma, Dy. Manage r and M r. Vivek Suman, Asstt. Manager for National Ins. Co.

***** * A** s agreed, as per statement of learned counsel for th e appellants (s e parately recorded) and lear n ed counsel for the Insuranc e Company (se p arately recorded), a sum of R s.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two La c Only) over a n d above the amount awarded by the Tribunal is allowed t o the appellant in full and final settlement of t he claim in this appeal. As pe r statement of t he learned counsel for the ap p ellants, the enhanced amoun t be paid to a l l the appellants in the sam e ratio as apportioned by th e

learned MAC T .

A ccordingly, we dispose off the p resent appeal with a directio n to the Insurance Company to deposit a cr o ssed-cheque for an amount o f Rs.2,00,000/ - (Rupees Two Lac Only) in t h e name of appellants with th e office of the L ok Adalat of the High Court w i thin a period of 06 weeks fro m today, in co m pliance of this order, failing w h ich, interest @ 7% per annu m shall follow o n the above-said amount till p ayment from the date of thi s order. The c o ncerned Officer of the Lok A d alat Branch/Office shall issu e proper receipt, after receiving t h e cheque, to learne d counsel/repr e sentative of the responde n t–Insurance Company. Th e appellant(s)' c ounsel/appellant(s) may colle c t the cheque from the office o f the Lok Adal a t. P ending civil miscellaneous application, if any, shall als o stand dispos e d off.

C opy of the order be supplied/ s ent to the counsel/parties an d file be return e d to the Hon'ble High Court.

(MANDEEP PANNU) PRESIDENT

(SANJEEV SHARMA) MEMBER

13.09.2025

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