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1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025
CONCILIATORS PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO
&
MR. SHANTHI BHUSHAN H., MEMBER
M.F.A.No. 7123/2021 (MV) (Lok Adalat No.3898/2024) BETWEEN:
1 . SMT. ASHWINI, W/O LATE B SURENDRA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,
2 . KUM. SUHANI S, D/O LATE B SURENDRA, AGED ABOUT 3 YEARS, MINOR, REPRESETNED BY THE NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER APPELLANT NO.1,
3 . SMT. LEELA, W/O LATE BABU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,
ALL ARE R/O BELAGODU, DODDAMAGRAVALLI VILLAGE, ALDUR POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TQ AND DISTRICT – 577 101. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE)
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AND
1 . G. K. CHIDANANDAIAH, S/O G. S. KALLESHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
2 . G. S. KALLESHAIAH, S/O G. R. SADASHIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
R1 AND R2 ARE R/O GUTTINADU VILLAGE, IYYANAHALALI POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT – 515 281. 3 . THE MANAGER , RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., NO.28, 5TH FLOOR, CENTENARY BUILDING EAST WING, M G ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. 4 . SRI HEMKUMAR C., S/O CHELUVARAJA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O VAGAR ROAD, HAVVALLI VILLAGE, ALDUR AT AND POST, CHIKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT – 577 101. 5 . THE MANAGER, UNITED INSURANCE COM. LTD., CRESCENT COURT, 1ST FLOOR, K. M. ROAD, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. PRADEEP, ADVOCATE FOR R3)
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.173(1) OF MV ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 30.08.2021 PASSED IN MVC NO. 267/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MEMBER, MACT, CHIKKAMAGALURU, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM
3 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
We mark the presence of Sri. Sandeep.S.K, Chief Legal Manager of respondent No.3-Insurance Company. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned counsel for the appellants/ claimants (being authorized by the appellant/claimant to sign) and by the Authorized Officer of respondent No.3, duly signed by its counsel is filed before the Lok Adalath. 3.
The appellants-claimants have agreed to receive and the respondent No.3-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump- sum of Rs.4,50,000/- (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim. 4
4. Respondent No.3-Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date 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. 5. Out of the enhanced compensation, Rs.2,02,500/- shall be released in favour of appellant No.1 and Rs.81,000/- shall be released in favour of appellant No.3 on proper identification by the appellants’ counsel and their proper documentation. Balance amount of Rs.1,66,500/- shall be invested in Fixed Deposit in any Nationalized/Scheduled Bank till appellant No.2 attains majority, with liberty to appellant No.1 to withdraw the interest amount periodically for the benefit of minor appellant No.2. 6. It is clarified that the order of the Tribunal in respect of distribution of the compensation thereof has not been varied. 7. The Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of in terms of the Joint memo. The Judgment and Award of the
5 Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the Award accordingly. Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- MEMBER
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