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2025:CGHC:60820
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. 848 of 2024 1 - Aasiya Begam W/o Late Mohd. Sultan @ Chhedi Khan Aged About 55 Years Resident Of Village Turkapara, Chandani Chowk, P.S. Kotwali, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh,...(Claimant)
... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Devendra Kumar Chandra S/o Jogiram Chandra Aged About 27 Years Resident Of Ujjamitthi, Kirodimal, P.S. Kotraroad, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), (Driver And Owner Of The Offending Vehicle Pickup Bearing Registration No. C.G. - 13 - U.F. - 0767) 2 - Branch Manager The New India Insurance Company Ltd. Through Branch Manager, Branch Office, Rama-Trade Centre, Second Floor, Old Bus Stand, In Front Of Rajeev Plaza P.S. Civil Line, Tahsil And Bilaspur (Wrongly Mentioned Raipur In Annexure A-1), Chhattisgarh, (Insurer Of The Offending Vehicle Pickup Bearing Registration No. C.G. - 13 - U.F. - 0767)
... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Mr. Pawan Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Hanuman Prasad Agrawal, Advocate
2 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 Respondent No.2/ Insurance Company Limited shall pay Rs. 50,000/- by way of compensation in addition to the amount awarded by the Learned Tribunal to the appellants 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 Madhurima
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