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2018 DAILYLAW 2355 (HP)

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MEENA DEVI AND OTHERS

FAO/78/2018 · 2026-05-09

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BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT NIC Ltd. Vs. Meera Devi & Ors. FAO No. 78 of 2018 09.05.2026 Present: Ms. Sunita Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Saurabh, Advocate, for the appellant assisted by Ms. Tanu Mohil, Deputy Manager & Ms. Sunita Verma, Assistant Manager. Mr. O.C. Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 to 5. The matter has been referred for determination to the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties have voluntarily and amicably settled the matter with their free consent, will, volition and without any undue influence or misrepresentation. As per the settlement arrived at between the parties, a sum of Rs. 13,00,000/- (Rupees Thirteen Lakhs Only), along with proportionate interest, shall be paid to the respondents/claimants, and the remaining amount of Rs. 2,71,600/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Seventy-One Thousand Six Hundred Only), along with proportionate interest, shall be paid to the Insurance Company-Appellant. It has also been agreed that the amount shall be distributed between the appellants in the ratio of 40:15:15:1:15, respectively. Thus, in view of the aforesaid terms and conditions of the settlement, the matter stands finally settled between the parties and nothing is due. The terms and conditions of the settlement as above have been explained to the parties/counsel in Hindi, which they have accepted as correct and appended their signatures in evidence of the settlement. Members have also counter signed it. File be sent to the Registry of the Hon’ble High Court for doing the needful/consignment. Copy of order be supplied to the parties free of costs. The account details of both the petitioners as well as the Insurance Company-Appellant be supplied to the Registry of the Hon’ble High Court in order to expedite the release of the amount. RO/AC (Prem Pal Ranta) Presiding Officer (Deepak Bhasin) Member 09th May,2026 (Lalit Kumar Sharma) (Shamsh Tabrez) Member