HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE DHARWAD BENCH BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE AND SHRI D.L.LADKHAN, MEMBER M.F.A.NO.103901 OF 2022 (MV) LOK ADALAT NO.891/2025. BETWEEN: MR. D. RANGANATHA S/O. DEVENDRAPPA, AGE. 26 YEARS, OCC. AGRI. AND COOLIE, NOW NIL, R/O. KANCHIGANALU, TQ. CHANNAGIRI, DIST. DAVANAGERE, NOW AT KAMALA NAGAR, RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI. ... APPELLANT (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKHAR M. HOSAMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. DIRECTOR RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND 2 HORTICULTURE SCIENCES, SAVALANGA ROAD, NAVILE, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201, (OWNER OF THE VEHICLE BEARING REG. NO.KA-14/P-0597). 2. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, ENKAY COMPLEX, KESHWAPUR, HUBBALLI-580 023, (INSURER OF THE VEHICLE BEARING REG. NO.KA-14/P-0597), INSURANCE POLICY NO.473100/31/2019/7619, VALID FROM 23-01-2019 TO 22-01-2020. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RATNAMALA G.H., ADVOCATE FOR R2; NOTICE TO R1 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL BY ENHANCING THE COMPENSATION BY MODIFYING THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 19.04.2022 PASSED IN MVC NO.256/2020, ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND ADDITIONAL MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, RANEBENNUR, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS MFA COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT AFTER BEING REFFERED BY THE COURT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: 3 CONCILIATION ORDER Learned counsel for claimant(s)/appellant(s) and representative of Insurance Company along with its counsel are present. 2. As a result of meaningful and fruitful negotiation among the parties, the matter is settled. Claimant(s) has/have agreed to receive and the Insurance Company has agreed to pay the global compensation of Rs.1,40,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fourty Thousand only), in full and final settlement of the claim, in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal. 3. Duly signed joint memo by the parties, is filed in this behalf. 4. Learned counsel for the parties have identified the signatures on the joint memo of the respective parties. 4 5. The joint memo is accepted. 6. The impugned award is modified in terms of the joint memo. 7. The enhanced compensation shall be released in favour of claimant forthwith on deposit. 8. The amount awarded by the Tribunal shall be released as per the terms imposed by the Tribunal in its award. 9. Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before Tribunal within six weeks from the date on which award is drawn up, 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. 10. Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of in terms of Joint Memo. Award of Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. 5 Draw up the award accordingly. The amount in deposit, if any, shall be transmitted to the concerned tribunal, forthwith. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER PMP CT:BCK