HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, DHARWAD BENCH BEFORE THE LOK ADALATH IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI AND SRI PRASHANT MATHAPATI, MEMBER M.F.A.No.100556/2025 [MV-I] C/W.M.F.A.No.104383/2024 [MV-I] (Lok Adalat No.1049/2025) IN M.F.A.NO.100556/2025 BETWEEN: M/S. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., BY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER, STATION ROAD, HOSAPETE-583203, BALLARI DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT (BY SRI G. N. RAICHUR, ADVOCATE) AND 1. KOMPI SHAMBHULINGA @ SHAMBHULINGAPPA S/O. VEERANNA @ KOMPI VEERAPPA, AGE: 48 YEARS, EX-AGRICULTURIST CUM MILK VENDOR, R/O.NO.298, 5TH WARD, BANGARA PET, HIRE HADAGALI-583216, 2 HUVINAHADAGALI TALUK, BALLARI DISTRICT, NOW R/O. SUBHASH ROAD, SANDUR, BALLARI DISTRICT-583119. 2. NEELAPPA PURAD @ PURADA NEELAPPA S/O. BHEEMAPPA, AGED 26 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, LORRY REG NO.KA-27-A-3342, R/O. YALAVATTI VILLAGE-582117, SHIRAHATTI TALUK, GADAG DISTRICT. 3. MAHESH P. CHINNIKATTI, S/O. PANCHAKSHARAPPA, AGED 50 YEARS, OWNER OF LORRY REG.NO.KA-27/A-3342, R/O. C/O. VIJAYA PARVATHI ROAD LINES, GUTTAL ROAD, HAVERI-581108. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G. R. TURMARI, ADV. FOR RESPONDENT NO.1) THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 04.05.2024 PASSED IN MVC NO.400/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL-VI AT KUDLIGI SITTING AT SANDUR, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.12,30,718/- WITH INTEREST AT 7% P.A. FROM THE DATE OF PETITION TILL ITS REALIZATION. IN M.F.A.NO.104383/2024 BETWEEN: KOMPI SHAMBHULINGA @ SHAMBHULINGAPPA S/O. VEERANNA @ KOMPI VEERAPPA, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: EX-AGRICULTURIST CUM MILK VENDOR, 3 R/O. NO.298, 5TH WARD, BANGARA PET, HIRE HADAGALI, HUVINAHADAGALI TALUK, DIST. BALLARI, NOW R/O.SUBHASH NAGAR, SANDUR, DIST. BALLARI-583119. ...APPELLANT (BY SRI G. R. TURAMARI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. NEELAPPA PURAD @ PURADA NEELAPPA S/O. BHEEMAPPA, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER OF LORRY BEARING, REG.NO.KA-27/A-3342, R/O. YALAVATTI VILLAGE, SHIRAHATI TALUK, DIST. GADAG-582120. 2. MAHESH P. CHINNIKATTI S/O. PANCHAKSHARAPPA, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: OWNER OF LORRY BEARING REG. NO.27/A3342, R/O. C/O. VIJAYA PARVATHI ROAD LINES, GUTTAL ROAD, HAVERI, DIST. HAVERI-581110. 3. M/S. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD., BY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER, STATION ROAD, HOSAPETE, DIST. BALLARI-583110. …RESPONDENTS THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173 (1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 04.05.2024 PASSED IN MVC NO.400/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL VI AT KUDLIGI, SITTING AT SANDUR, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM 4 PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THESE APPEALS BEING REFERRED TO LOK ADALAT, COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION, THIS DAY, THE LOK ADALAT PASSED THE FOLLOWING: CONCILIATION ORDER The representative of Appellant/Insurance Company along with its counsel and the learned counsel for Respondent No.1/Claimant are present. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. The Appellant/Insurance Company has agreed to pay and Respondent No.1/Claimant has agreed to receive a sum of Rs.5,10,000/- (Rupees Five Lakh Ten Thousand Only) in addition to Rs.7,62,249/- deposited by the Appellant/Insurance Company before 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. 3. The entire amount shall be released in favour of the respondent No.1/Claimant on proper identification. 4. The Appellant/Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks 5 from the date of preparation of the 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. The parties are not entitled to any cost. 5. The Miscellaneous First Appeal No.100556/2025 filed by the Insurer stands disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo. The award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the award accordingly. 6. In view of the disposal of MFA No.100556/2025, the appeal filed by the sole Claimant in MFA No.104383/2024 is also disposed of. 7. Amount deposited, if any in MFA No.100556/2025 shall be transmitted to the concerned tribunal forthwith. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER CKK/CT-AN