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Usha Rani and Another v. Sandeep Singh and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Aug 2025FAO/56/2020

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FAO-56-2020; Usha Rani and Another vs Sandeep Singh and Others; Daily Lok Adalat 508 Bench No.1; Lok Adalat settlement of motor accident claims appeal; Reliance Gen. Ins. Co. Ltd.; MACT award; enhanced compensation Rs.9,00,000/- (Nine Lakh); full and final settlement; crossed-cheque deposit by 15.09.2025; 9% interest p.a. on default; J.C. Verma President; Arvind Kumar Member; order dated 04.08.2025.

What did the court decide?

Further compensation of Rs.9,00,000/- (Rupees Nine Lakh only) over and above the MACT award, payable by crossed-cheque in the name of the appellants to be deposited with the office of the Lok Adalat of the High Court on or before 15.09.2025, failing which the amount carries 9% interest p.a. until deposit. ¶10

Usha Rani and Another Vs Sandeep Singh and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the appeal should be finally disposed of on the basis of the settlement, with the appellants accepting Rs.9,00,000/- over and above the MACT award as full and final satisfaction of the claim.

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Court's answer

Rs.9,00,000/- (Rupees Nine Lakh only) is allowed as further compensation over and above the compensation already awarded by the MACT, pursuant to the settlement accepted by the appellants and concurred in by the Insurance Company.

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Ratio / Principle

The Insurance Company is directed to deposit a crossed-cheque of Rs.9,00,000/- in the name of the appellants (as per award) with the office of the Lok Adalat of the High Court on or before 15.09.2025, failing which the amount will carry 9% interest p.a. from the date of the order until the cheque is deposited.

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Lok Adalat (Daily Lok Adalat 508, Bench No.1) disposed of FAO-56-2020, Usha Rani and Another v. Sandeep Singh and Others, on the basis of settlement. On 11.07.2025 counsel for the appellants had made a separately recorded statement accepting Rs.9,00,000/- (Rupees Nine Lakh only) more, over and above the compensation awarded by the MACT concerned, in full and final settlement; the Insurance Company (Reliance Gen. Ins. Co. Ltd.) concurred on the day of the order. The Lok Adalat accordingly allowed Rs.9,00,000/- as further compensation over and above the MACT award and directed the Insurance Company to deposit a crossed-cheque in that sum in the name of the appellants (as per award) with the office of the Lok Adalat of the High Court on or before 15.09.2025, failing which the amount would carry 9% interest p.a. from the date of the order until deposit. File to be returned to the High Court. Bench: J.C. Verma, President; Arvind Kumar, Member. Order dated 04.08.2025.

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