- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38872 WP No. 33726 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 33726 OF 2024 (MV) BETWEEN: 1. SMT.ARUNA KUMARI W/O SANJEEVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 2. SRI SANJEEVAIAH @ SANJEEVAPPA, S/O MALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT NO.233, AMBEDKAR COLONY, NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE, BALAGARANAHALLI, NERALUR, ANEKAL, BANGALORE - 562 107. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.M.ASHOKA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. CHAMPA C ADVOCATE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OFFICE AT NO.6, UAS LAYOUT, 1ST MAIN, Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38872 WP No. 33726 of 2024 OPP. 4TH CROSS, SANJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 094 PHONE. 9886334378 2. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., NO. 144, 2ND FLOOR, SHUBHARAM COMPLEX, M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HV PRAVEEN GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT.GEETHA RAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-A, I.E., ORDER DATED 24/02/2024 PASSED IN MVC NO.1145/2021 ON THE FILE OF XXII ADDL. SCJ AND ACMM AND ADDL. CMM AND MACT, BENGALURU, BY PERMITTING THE PETITIONERS TO WITHDRAW THE COMPENSATION BY ENGAGING NEW ADVOCATE BY ALLOWING THE PETITION. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38872 WP No. 33726 of 2024 ORAL ORDER After arguing matter for some time and being prompted to settle matter mutually and to put a quietus to issue, learned counsel for petitioners, on instructions from parties who are present before Court today and learned counsel for respondents jointly submit that matter is settled between parties, respondent no.1 has agreed to receive sum of Rs.3 Lakhs towards full and final settlement of his claim against petitioners insofar as award dated 04.07.2023 passed by XXII Addl. Court of Small Causes and Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and MACT, Bengaluru, in MVC no.1145/2021 at Annexure-B. 2. A Joint Memo is filed to said effect, which reads as under: "1. The Petitioners submit that they have agreed to pay a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- (rupees three Lakhs ) towards professional charges to the respondent No-1 after receipt of the compensation before the MVAT, Bengaluru. 2. The respondent No-1 declare that she has no objection for the petitioners to engage any other advocate for withdrawal of the compensation awarded before the tribunal (SCCH No.24) in MVC No.1145/2021. 3. The respondent No-1 further under take to withdraw the W.P.No.11712/2024 filed against the Petitioner No-1 which is pending before this Hon'ble Court. 4. Both the parties agreed to dispose of the above petition on the above terms in the interest of justice." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38872 WP No. 33726 of 2024 3. Petitioners, who are present in Court undertake to strictly abide by terms of settlement/joint memo. Likewise, learned counsel for respondent no.1 submits that WP no.11712/2024 stated to have been filed with regard to same subject matter shall be got dismissed in view of settlement herein. 4. Joint Memo and undertaking of respective parties taken on record. Writ petition is disposed of in terms of joint memo by clarifying that in view of above settlement, in case petitioners intend to engage any other counsel for withdrawal of award amount in MVC no.1145/2021, Tribunal would require to permit same and respondent no.1 would not oppose same. Since it is submitted that award amount deposited by respondent no.2-insurer is laying idle, Tribunal is directed to release amount as per award, forthwith. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7