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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.7864 OF 2024 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.6008 OF 2025) BETWEEN:
SRI C. MUNIYAPPA SON OF CHIKKAKEMPAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT G.G. CHANNAHALLI VILLAGE JAKKANAHALLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU 562 123. ...APPELLANT (BY SRI B. SHARATH KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1 . SRI K. SURESH SON OF KALE GOWDA MAJOR IN AGE SRI LAKSHMI ROAD LINES D.J.M. NO.1, B.K. MARIYAPPA HOSTEL BUILDING 1ST CROSS, CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU 560 018.
2 . HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED NO.2/1-1, 2ND FLOOR, 11TH MAIN 3RD BLOCK, OPPOSITE JAYANAGAR CLUB BENGALURU 560 011. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI D. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE, FOR R-2)
2 THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 20-09-2024 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.3059 OF 2021 ON THE FILE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES AND MEMBER, PRINCIPAL M.A.C.T., BENGALURU, 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.80,000/- (Rupees eighty thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim.
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
3 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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