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1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2025
CONCILIATORS PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
&
MR. SHANTHI BHUSHAN H., MEMBER
M.F.A.No. 3056/2024 (Lok Adalat No.6257/2025) BETWEEN
1 . SMT. CHANDRAKALA W/O PRABHAKARA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT RANTAWALALU, RANTAWALALU, DOBBERI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT (BY SRI. JAGADEESH H T, ADVOCATE)
AND
1 . SRI MALLINATH S S/O SHARANAPPA, MAJOR, R/AT NO.133, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN, CHINNAIAHANAPALYA, WILSONGARDEN, BANGALORE - 560 030. 2 2 . THE MANAGER LIBERTY VIDEOCON, NO.1, ALYASSA, 1ST FLOOR, REAR PORTION, OLD NO.28, NEW NO. 23, RICHMOND ROAD, RICHMOND TOWER, BANGALORE-03. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAVI SAMPRATHI, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 16.11.2023 PASSED IN MVC NO. 2756/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE XXII ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND ACMM, MEMBER MACT, BENGALURU (SCCH-24), PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED:
CONCILIATION ORDER
We mark the presence of Sri. Manjunath G., Zonal Manager of Respondent No.2-Liberty Videocon General Insurance Company Limited. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned counsel for the appellant/ claimant (being authorized by the appellant/claimant to sign) and
3 by the Authorized Officer of Respondent No.2, duly signed by its counsel, is filed before the Lok Adalath. 3. The appellant-claimant has agreed to receive and the respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.12,50,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakhs Fifty Thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim. 4. Respondent No.2-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. 5.
Out of the enhanced compensation amount, Rs.10,50,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh Fifty Thousand only) shall be invested in Fixed Deposit of High Yielding Interest, in the name of the appellant/claimant in any Nationalized/Scheduled Bank for a period of 3 years with liberty to the appellant/claimant to withdraw the interest periodically. The remaining enhanced
4 compensation amount of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only) is ordered to be released in favour of the appellant/claimant, on proper identification. 6. It is clarified that the order of the Tribunal in respect of distribution of the compensation thereof has not been varied. 7. The Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of in terms of the Joint memo. The Judgment and Award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the Award accordingly. Sd/- ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- MEMBER
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