1 2025:CGHC:21878 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Judge Name – Lok Adalat : Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Member – Lok Adalat : Mr. Prateek Sharma, Advocate MAC No. 708 of 2021 • Rishiraj @ Pathan, S/o Kaval Say, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Village Kailashpur, P.S. Jainagar, Tahsil & District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh (Claimant). ... Appellant versus 1. Ravishankar, S/o Bhupeshwar Prasad, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Village Kailashpur, P.S. Jainagar, Tahsil & District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh (Owner Cum Driver). 2. The New India Insurance Company Limited, Branch Office Ambikapur, Near Petrol Pump, Ambedkar Chowk, Banaras Road, Ambikapur, P.S. & Tahsil Ambikapur, District Sarguja, Chhattisgarh (Insurance Company). ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Appellant : Mr. Saket Pandey, counsel appears on behalf of Mr. Gyan Prakash Shukla, Advocate. For Respondent No.2 : Mr. Sudhir Agrawal, Advocate. AWARD (Passed on 10/05/2025) 1. The contesting parties to this appeal have amicably settled/compromised the dispute, which is subject matter of this appeal, voluntarily. We have also found that the terms and conditions of compromise/settlement arrived at between the contesting parties are just, proper and legal and hence are acceptable. DEEPTI JHA NIRALA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA NIRALA 2 2. We accordingly accept the compromise/settlement, proposed by the parties and modified the award as per compromise and order that in addition to the amount of compensation awarded by the Claims Tribunal, respondent No.2, the insurer shall pay to the appellants a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs Only) by way of compensation, within a period of 60 days from today, otherwise, interest @ 9% per annum from the date of present award, shall also be payable till its realization. 3. The settled amount will be disbursed according to the terms and conditions of the Claims Tribunal. Sd/- Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) (Prateek Sharma) Judge – Lok Adalat Member - Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Bilaspur