- 1 - 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. 7169 OF 2023 (MV) (Lok Adalat No.461/2025) BETWEEN 1. Smt. Shobha R., W/o Chithrashekaraiah K.J, Aged about 36 years, 2. Manoj K.C., S/o Chithrashekaraiah K.J., Aged about 16 years, 3. Rudragangamma, W/o B.Jadiyappa, Aged about 76 years, The Appellants are residing at Kambalu, Sompura Hobli, Nelamangala Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, Since the Appellant No.2 is Minor, represented by his Mother/natural Guardian Appellant No.1. ...Appellants (By Sri Naik Krishna Venkatraman, Advocate) - 2 - AND 1. Shri S.Ganesh, S/o Siddegowda, Major R/at No.543, 3rd Stage, Near TBW Factory, Madhuranagara, Vartur Post, Bengaluru East-560087. 2. The Manager, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited, No.25/1, 2nd Floor, Building No.2, Shankaranarayana Building, M.G.Road, Bengaluru-560001. …Respondents (By Sri B.Pradeep, Advocate for R-2) This MFA filed u/s 173(1) of MV Act against the judgment and award dated 13.06.2023 passed in MVC No.3458/2022 on the file of the III Additional Judge, Member and MACT, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru, (SCCH-18), 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 appearing for the appellants- claimants is present. Learned counsel appearing for the second respondent–insurance company along with its representative are present. - 3 - 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned advocate appearing for the appellants/claimants (being authorized by the appellants/claimants to sign) and the learned advocate appearing for the second respondent-insurance company and its authorized officer is filed. The appellants-claimants have agreed to receive and the second respondent- insurance company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.85,000/- (Rupees Eighty Five Thousand), 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 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. 4. The entire enhanced compensation shall be released in favour of the appellants/claimants - 4 - on proper identification in terms of the apportionment made by the Claims Tribunal. 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