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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025
CONCILIATORS PRESENT:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR & SRI M.N.UMASHANKAR, MEMBER
M.F.A.NO. 3711 OF 2023 (MV) (Lok Adalat No.365/2025)
BETWEEN
Smt. Sallapuramma, W/o Munivenkatappa, Aged about 65 years, R/at No. 4-20, Karrakomta, V.Kota Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Appellant (By Sri Kailas Shankar P.S., Advocate)
AND
1. Sri Digvijay Sinh,
S/o Gambhirisnh Padheria, Major,
R/o No.17, Anandvatika Society,
Sector-22, Gandhinagar-382022.
2. The Manager,
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Company Limited
Golden Heights, 4th Floor,
59th 'C' Cross, 4th 'M' Block,
Rajajinagar, Bengaluru-560010. …Respondents (By Sri Jagadish P.S., Advocate for R2)
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This MFA filed u/s 173(1) of MV Act against the judgment and award dated 09.03.2023 passed in MVC No.80/2021 on the file of the II Additional Judge and ACMM, Court of Small Causes Tribunal, Bengaluru (SCCH-13), partly allowing the claim petition for compensation and seeking enhancement of compensation.
This Appeal coming on for conciliation before National Lok Adalat, the following conciliation order is passed.
CONCILIATION ORDER
Learned counsel for the appellant-claimant and the representative of the second respondent- insurance company and its counsel are present.
2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned advocate appearing for the appellant/claimant (being authorized by the appellant/claimant to sign) and the learned advocate appearing for the second respondent-insurance company and its authorized officer is filed. The appellant-claimant has agreed to receive and the second respondent- insurance company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim.
3. The second respondent-insurance company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date
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of preparation of award, failing which the said amount shall carry interest at the rate of 9% P.A. from the date of default, till the date of deposit. Further, the insurance company has the right to recover the enhanced amount as stated above, including MACT award as per the judgment passed by the Claims Tribunal.
4. The entire enhanced compensation amount shall be released in favour of the appellant/claimant, on proper identification.
5. This Miscellaneous First Appeal stands
disposed of in terms of the joint memo. The
judgment and award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up award accordingly.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- MEMBER
CKL CT: BL