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2025:CGHC:60832
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. 2025 of 2024 1 - Smt. Rupa Shukla D/o Mitendra Shukla , Aged About 26 Years R/o Villager Sisda, P.S. Nawagarh, District Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh. (Claimants) 2 - Ku. Aarohi Shukla, D/o Mitendra Shukla, Aged About 7 Years Minor Through Legal Natural Gaurdian Mother Smt. Rupa Shukla (Appellant No. 1) -- R/o Villager Sisda, P.S. Nawagarh, District Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh. (Claimants)
... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Laxmi Prasad Soni S/o Shyam Sunder Soni, Aged About 38 Years R/o Tahsil Road, Shankar Nagar, P.S. Champa, Tahsil Champa, District Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh. (Driver Of Offending Vehicle Scorpio Bearing
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11/a.C./7903) 2 - Ramesh Rajak, S/o Chatursal Rajak R/o Yadav Mohalla, Barpali Chowk, P.S. Champa, Tahsil Champa, District Janjgir - Champa,
2 Chhattisgarh. (Owner Of Offending Vehicle Scorpio Bearing Registration No.
C.G.
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11/a.C./7903) 3 - Branch Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Branch Office - Ramatrade Centre First Floor, Old Bus Statnd, Infront Of Rajeev Plaza, P.S. Civil Line Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh. (Insurer Of Offending Vehicle Scorpio Bearing Registration No. C.G. - 11/a.C./7903)
... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Mr. Om Prakash Sahu, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Harishankar Patel, 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 Respondent No.3/ Insurance Company Limited shall pay Rs. 10,000/- 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
3 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.
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(Arvind Kumar Verma) (Sunil Otwani) Judge -Lok Adalat Member – Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Bilaspur Madhurima