$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI NATIONAL LOK ADALAT + MAC.APP. 762/2016 SURAJ JOSHI .....Appellant Through: Mr. S.N. Parashar, Advocate. versus DABLU KUMAR MANDAL & ORS(SHRI RAM GENL.INS.CO.LTD.) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sameer Nandwani and Mr. Kumar Abhishek, Advocates with Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Officer of Insurance Company. CORAM: NATIONAL LOK ADALAT HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA (PRESIDING OFFICER) MR. K. VENKATRAMAN, ADVOCATE (CO-MEMBER) O R D E R % 22.03.2026 1. Appellant has filed an appeal for enhancement of the award dated 10.03.2016 passed by the Learned MACT, awarding a compensation of Rs. 6,55,000/- along with interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of filing of claim petition. 2. After discussion, it is agreed that the insurance company shall pay enhanced amount of Rs. 3,50,000/- as lump sum compensation over and above the award of the learned Tribunal as full and final compensation. 3. Let the same be deposited before the learned Tribunal within six weeks, failing which, same shall carry interest @9% on the delayed deposit. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/03/2026 at 13:02:08 4. Learned counsel for the Insurance Company submits that the Driver and the Owner of the vehicle have not challenged the recovery right granted by the learned Tribunal. It cannot be disputed that the respective legal rights of the parties are reserved, as per the law. The Lok Adalat Court cannot pass an order to modify the recovery right already granted by the learned Tribunal. 5. On deposit, the same shall be released to the appellant on compliance of all the requisite formalities. 6. In terms of the aforesaid, the present appeal along with pending application (s) stand disposed of with directions in terms of the settlement. (RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA) PRESIDING OFFICER K. VENKATRAMAN CO- MEMBER MARCH 22, 2026/nd This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/03/2026 at 13:02:08