Karam Singh @ Karma v. Mohit and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: FAO-2875-2025; National Lok Adalat; Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh; Lok Adalat award; compensation enhancement over Tribunal award; full and final settlement; National Ins. Co.; crossed-cheque deposit direction; 06 weeks compliance period; default interest 7% per annum; receipt by Lok Adalat Branch/Office; disposal with pending civil miscellaneous application; Karam Singh @ Karma; Mohit and another; Yahveer Kharb; Sandeep Suri; Mandeep Pannu (President); Sanjeev Sharma (Member); Naina Kathiat (Member). Useful for: consensual enhancement settlements concluded at Lok Adalat, enforcement/default-interest clauses for unpaid enhanced compensation, and routine disposals carrying pending civil miscellaneous applications.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of by consent: additional Rs. 20,000/- over the Tribunal award allowed to the appellant in full and final settlement; Insurance Company directed to deposit a crossed cheque for that amount in the appellant's name with the Lok Adalat office within 06 weeks, failing which interest @ 7% per annum runs on the amount till payment from the date of the order; pending civil miscellaneous application, if any, also stands disposed off.