NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated 10th May, 2025 CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS-BILASPUR 2025:CGHC:21945 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 1350 of 2015 1 - Smt. Ukiya Bai W/o Late Sahdev, Aged About 30 Years 2 - Dashrathi S/o Late Sahdev, Aged About 12 Years Minor 3 - Kastub S/o Late Sahdev, Aged About 10 Years Minor 4 - Rohit Kumar S/o Late Sahdev, Aged About 8 Years Minor Appellants-2 to 4 Minors through Natural Guardian Mother Ukiya Bai. All belong to Caste- Mirdha, R/o Village And Post- Parasvani, Thana- Sankara, Block- Pithora, Civil And Revenue Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ..........Claimants, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Appellants versus 1 - Ramesh Pandit S/o Keshvar Pandit, Aged About 29 Years R/o Village- Belur, Thana- Balo, Distt.- Hawda (Calcutta) 11 K.T. Sarani Calcutta 23 (Driver Of Vehicle No.- W.B. 23-B-7218) 2 - Shamsher Singh S/o Gurucharan Singh, Aged About 32 Years R/o 30 Matri Mandir Lane Calcutta 35, Thana- Bara Nagar, Distt.- West Bengal (Owner Of Vehicle No.- W.B. 23-B-7218) 3 - The Reliance Insurance Company Ltd. Through Zonal Office Ravi Bhavan Jai Stambh Chowk, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Insurer Of The Vehicle No.- W.B. 23-B-7218) ... Respondents (Cause title taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellants : Shri Sunil Sahu, Advocate For Insurance Company : Shri Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Order (Passed on 10th May, 2025) Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.05.15 11:52:56 +0530 Mac 1350 of 2015 2 1. Both the parties entered into a compromise. The Insurance Company has agreed to pay additional amount of Rs.3,50,000/- over and above the amount which has already been awarded by the Tribunal. The Insurance Company has also agreed to deposit the said amount within a period of sixty days from today, failing which, the said amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum till its payment. 2. Accordingly, in light of offer and acceptance given by both the parties, the instant appeal is disposed of and the impugned award passed by the Claims Tribunal in Claim Case- 169 of 2013 is modified and amount of compensation is enhanced to the extent that the Insurance Company shall pay an additional amount of Rs.3,50,000/- (Rupees three lakhs fifty thousand only) as compensation in addition to the amount already awarded by the Claims Tribunal, within a period of sixty days from today, failing which the said amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from today till its payment. 3. The appeal is accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (MPS Bhatia) Judge-Lok Adalat Member-Lok Adalat Bilaspur Bilaspur padma