Guduri Venkatesh v. Pullaiah Selvaraj Darwin
Case brief
What is this about?
Guduri Venkatesh v. Puttaiah Setvaraj Darwin and Bharathi AXA General Insurance Company Limited; MACMA.No.1749 of 2018 (High Court for the State of Telangana, Justice M.G.Priyadarsini) arising out of MVOP No.167 of 2016, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Nizamabad; disposed of in terms of Lok Adalat Award dated 14.12.2024 (High Court Legal Services Committee; Justice S. Nanda, Chairman, with Members Sri K. Venkatesh Gupta and Sri Srinivasa Srikanth); consensual settlement of motor accident claim; enhanced/settlement amount Rs.2,47,151/- versus Tribunal award of Rs.2,18,714/- with 7.5% interest; vehicle involved Car No. TS16EH0020; counsel: Sri Azar Sravan Kumar (appellant) and Sri Harinath Reddy Soma (insurance company); statutory basis: Section 19, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987; no costs; no substantive issues decided as matter was compromised.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of in terms of the Lok Adalat Award dated 14.12.2024: the Claimant/Appellant is entitled to receive Rs.2,47,151/- towards full and final settlement in addition to the amount already deposited, payable by the Insurance Company within one month of receipt of a copy of the Award, failing which (on default/delay) the Claimant may claim interest as awarded by the Tribunal; refund of court fee paid in the appeal; amount already deposited by the Insurance Company, if any, to be given credit; after deposit, the Claimant may withdraw the entire amount; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.