1 2025:CGHC:60787 NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Judge- Lok Adalat : Hon’ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Member - Lok Adalat : Shri Sunil Otwani, Senior Advocate MAC No. 2340 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sonmati Banchhor Wd/o Late Faguram Banchhor Aged About 31 Years R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 2 - Rajesh Banchhor S/o Late Faguram Banchhor Aged About 12 Years Minor Through Appellant No. 1 Smt. Sonmati Banchhor (Mother), R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 3 - Shyam Banchhor S/o Late Faguram Banchhor Aged About 10 Years Minor Through Appellant No. 1 Smt. Sonmati Banchhor (Mother), R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 4 - Ku. Mansi Banchhor S/o Late Faguram Banchhor Aged About 7 Years Minor Through Appellant No. 1 Smt. Sonmati Banchhor (Mother), R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 5 - Somesh Banchhor S/o Late Faguram Banchhor Aged About 3 Years Minor Through Appellant No. 1 Smt. Sonmati Banchhor (Mother), R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 6 - Unborn Child S/o Late Faguram Banchhor Aged About 1 Years (Now Named Kunand Banchhor), Minor Through Appellant No. 1 Smt. Sonmati Banchhor (Mother), R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 2 7 - Fagnuram Banchhor S/o Late Dayaram Banchhor Aged About 64 Years R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) 8 - Smt. Malti Banchhor W/o Fagnuram Banchhor Aged About 63 Years R/o Pujaripara, Village Ghotiya, Post- Ghotiya, Chowki Ghotiya, P.S. Lohandiguda District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Appellants versus 1 - Bharat Patel S/o Hirasingh Patel Aged About 36 Years R/o Bajarpara, Mandyagaon, Post- Bhanpuri, Tahsil Bastar District- Bastar (C.G.) (Driver) 2 - Chhabiram Mourya S/o Padamram Mourya R/o Village- Hirlabhata, Post- Seoni, P.S. Bhanpuri District- Bastar (C.G.) (Owner) 3 - Shriram General Insurance Company Limited Through Branch Manager, Branch Office- Plot No. 1, 4th Floor, Maruti Heights, Near R.K. Mall, G.E. Road, Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) (Insurer) ---- Respondents For Appellants : Shri Pravin Kumar Tulsyan, Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Shri Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate AWARD (Passed on 13.12.2025) 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. There is no legal impediment to compromise and hence are acceptable. We accordingly accept the compromise/settlement, proposed by the parties and order that the 3 Respondent No.3/Insurance Company shall pay Rs.7,50,000/- by way of compensation in addition to the amount awarded by the learned Tribunal to the appellant without any interest within 60 days from today. In case the amount is not paid within stipulated time then the interest @ 6% per annum from the date of passing of this compromise award shall also be payable till its realization. 2. Copy of this award should be provided free of cost to the parties immediately. All other terms and conditions, if any, shall remain same as per the order passed by the Tribunal. Sd/- Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) (Sunil Otwani) Judge -Lok Adalat Member – Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Bilaspur Vasant