TEJPAL B.L. v. M/S HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD
MFA/3340/2024 · 2025-09-13
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 78939 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
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Judgment text
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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 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025
CONCILIATORS PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T.
AND
SRI POOJAPPA J., MEMBER
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.3340 OF 2024 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.8113 OF 2025)
BETWEEN:
SRI TEJPAL B.L.
S/O LAKSMINARASAIAH.
AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.303, 3RD MAIN, 6TH CROSS, VEERABHADRANAGAR, HOSAKEREHALLI, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-85.
PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.7, 10TH CROSS, NARASIMHASWAMY BADAVANE, FREEDOM FIGHTER COLONY LAGGERE, BANGALORE-96.
...APPELLANT (BY SRI R. LAKSHMANA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
M/S HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.
BY ITS MANAGER, 1ST FLOOR,
HM GENEVA HOUSE, NO.14,
CUNNINGHAM ROAD,
BANGALORE-52.
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2.
SRI BASAVARAJU H S S/O SIDDAIAH NO.85/48/5, 19TH MAIN, J.C. NAGAR,
KURUBARAHALLI
BANGALORE-560 086. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B. PRADEEP, ADVOCATE, FOR R-1)
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THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 19-11-2022 PASSED IN MVC NO.4606/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE VIII ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND ACMM, MEMBER, MACT, BENGALURU (SCCH-5), PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.
THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK-ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED:
CONCILIATION ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the appellant-claimant and the
learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Insurance Company along with its representative are present.
2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned counsel appearing for the appellant- claimant and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Insurance Company and its Authorised Officer is filed. The appellant- claimant has agreed to receive and the respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.10,75,000/- (Rupees ten lakh and seventy-five thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim.
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3. The respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within a period of six weeks' from the date of preparation of award, failing which, the said amount shall carry interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of default, till the date of deposit.
4. The entire enhanced compensation amount shall be released in favour of the appellant-claimant, on proper identification.
5. This miscellaneous first appeal stands disposed off in terms of the joint memo. The judgment and award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the award accordingly.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- MEMBER
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