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- 1 - HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AT BENGALURU
BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025
CONCILIATORS PRESENT:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH
AND
SRI VIJAYKUMAR MAJAGE, MEMBER
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.8619 OF 2017 C/W MFA CROB NO.161 OF 2018 (Lok Adalat No.8428/2025)
IN MFA NO.8619/2017
BETWEEN:
THE MANAGER SRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD INDUSTRIAL AREA SITAPURA, JAIPURA RAJASTAN. BY SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO.LTD 5/4, 3RD FLOOR, S.V. ARCADE BELAKANAHALLI MAIN ROAD OPP: BANNERGHATTA MAIN ROAD II M.B. POST, BENGALURU - 560 076. ….. APPELLANT
(BY SRI. O. MAHESH, ADVOCATE)
- 2 - AND:
1. N. SHIVAKUMAR S/O NATARAJA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SUPERVISOR LIFELINE FEED LTD RATHNAGIRI ROAD CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101. 2. RAGHAVENDRA S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT SANTHEMAIDANA SAKHARAYAPATNA VILLAGE & POST KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 101. 3. VINAYKUMAR S/O CHANDRASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT HIEGOUJA VILLAGE AND POST CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK - 577 101. ….RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. VENKATEGOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R1;
R2 & R3 SERVED)
THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 11.08.2017 PASSED IN MVC NO.491/2011 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & CJM, CHIKKAMAGALURU, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.11,15,000/- WITH INTEREST 9% P.A. FORM THE DATE OF PETITION TILL ITS DEPOSIT. IN MFA CROB NO.161/2018
BETWEEN:
SRI. N. SHIVAKUMAR S/O NATARAJA
- 3 - AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SUPERVISOR LIFELINE FEED LTD RATHNAGIRI ROAD CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101. ...CROSS OBJECTOR (BY SRI. K. VENKATEGOWDA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS S/O RANGAPPA R/AT SANTHEMAIDANA SAKHARAYAPATNA VILLAGE & POST KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577546. 2. SRI. VINAYKUMAR S/O CHANDRASHEKARAPPA BUSINESSMAN R/AT HIEGOUJA VILLAGE AND POST CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK - 577 101. 3. THE MANAGER SRI RAMA GNERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED INDUSTRIAL AREA SITAPURA JAIPURA RAJASTAN - 302 001. ...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. O. MAHESH, ADVOCATE FOR R3;
R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT V/O 30.06.2025;
V/O DATED 22.10.2024 NOTICE TO R1 IS DISPENSED WITH)
**************** THIS MFA CROB IN MFA NO.8619/2017 FILED U/O XLI, RULE 22 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED
- 4 - 11.08.2017 PASSED IN MVC NO.491/2011 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MEMBER, MACT, CHIKKAMAGALURU, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS MFA AND MFA CROB.
COMING BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT TODAY, ON BEING REFERRED BY THE COURT, E.S.INDIRESH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:-
CONCILIATION JUDGMENT
1. The learned counsel for the respon- dent/claimant/Cross-objector and the representative of appellant-Insurance Company along with its counsel are present. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. The respondent(s) / claimant(s) has / have agreed to receive and the appellant-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.17,50,000/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs Fifty Thousand only), instead of Rs.11,15,000/- awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim. A joint Memo is filed on behalf of the parties to this effect. Same is accepted. - 5 -
3. The appellant-Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date of preparation of Award, 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. 4. The Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo. The award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the award accordingly. 5. The MFA Crob No.161/2018 stands disposed of in terms of the above settlement arrived at between the parties in MFA No.8619/2017, in terms of the Joint Memo. 6. The amount in deposit before this Court in MFA No.8619/2017, be transmitted to the Tribunal, forthwith. Sd/-
JUDGE
Sd/-
MEMBER sac