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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE DHARWAD BENCH BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE AND
SHRI D.L.LADKHAN, MEMBER
M.F.A.NO.104945 OF 2023 (MV)
LOK ADALAT NO.852/2025.
BETWEEN:
1. SHRI. ARUN S/O MAHADEV TAHASHILDAR, AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. UPPAR ONI, GOKAK, TQ. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-593 107.
2. SMT. GANGAVVA W/O MAHADEV TAHASHILDAR, AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O. UPPAR ONI, GOKAK, TQ. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-593 107.
... APPELLANTS
(BY SRI. SANTOSH S. HATTIKATAGI, ADVOCATE)
2 AND:
1.
SHRI. SHIVAKANTH @ SHRIKANTH S/O YAMANAPPA KUMBAR, AGE. 56 YERAS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KUMBAR GALLI, GOKAK, TQ. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-593 107.
2.
SHRI PAVANKUMAR S/O MAYAPPA TAHASHILDAR, AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. AGRICUTURE, R/O. #4109, GURUVAR PETH, UPPAR GALLI, GOKAK, TQ. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-593 107.
3.
LIBERTY GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., BY ITS LEGAL MANAGER, 1ST FLOOR, 472/B, 1/1, KALBURGI SQUARE, DESAI CROSS, DESHPANDE NAGAR, HUBBALLI-580 029.
… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. RAWOOT, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2 SRI. SUBHASH J BADDI, ADV. FOR R3)
THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO MODIFY THE
JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 21.10.2023 PASSED IN MVC NO.1976/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, GOKAK, BY ENHANCING THE COMPENSATION AS PRAYED FOR IN THE CLAIM PETITION BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS MFA COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT AFTER BEING REFFERED BY THE COURT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED:
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Learned counsel for claimant(s)/appellant(s) and representative of Insurance Company along with its counsel are present.
2. As a result of meaningful and fruitful negotiation among the parties, the matter is settled. Claimant(s) has/have agreed to receive and the Insurance Company has agreed to pay the global compensation of Rs.45,000/- (Rupees fourty five thousand only), in full and final settlement of the claim, in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal.
3. Duly signed joint memo by the parties, is filed in this behalf.
4.
Learned counsel for the parties have identified the signatures on the joint memo of the respective parties.
5. The joint memo is accepted.
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6. The impugned award is modified in terms of the joint memo.
7. The enhanced compensation shall be released in favour of claimant forthwith on deposit.
8. The amount awarded by the Tribunal shall be released as per the terms imposed by the Tribunal in its award.
9. Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before Tribunal within six weeks from the date on which award is drawn up, 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.
10. Miscellaneous First Appeal stands
disposed of in terms of Joint Memo. Award of Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the award accordingly.
5 The amount in deposit, if any, shall be transmitted to the concerned tribunal, forthwith.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- MEMBER
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