- 1 - HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AT BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH AND SRI VIJAYKUMAR MAJAGE, MEMBER MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.7052 OF 2023 (Lok Adalat No.8538/2025) BETWEEN: 1. AMBUJA W/O LATE RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 2. PUNEETH KUMAR R. S/O LATE RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 3. PRATHAP R. S/O LATE RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO.87 NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE AREHALLI, ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU - 560 067. ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SREENIVASAIAH A., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by DEEPU M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - AND: 1. PRAKASH S. S/O SRINIVAS NO.24, BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR ATTIBELE, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 562 107. 2. THE MANAGER SRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED NO.5/4, 3RD FLOOR, S.V. ARCADE, BILEKAHALLI MAIN ROAD OPP: BANNERGHATTA ROAD IIMB POST BENGALURU- 560 076. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.C. SHIVANNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R1 SERVICE OF NOTICE DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED 14.12.2023) **************** THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173 (1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 06.02.2023 PASSED IN MVC NO.706/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE XVIII ADDITIONAL JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES, MEMBER, MACT, BENGALURU, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS MFA COMING BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT TODAY, ON BEING REFERRED BY THE COURT, E.S.INDIRESH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:- - 3 - CONCILIATION JUDGMENT 1. The learned counsel for the appellants/claimants and the representative of Respondent-Insurance Company along with its counsel are present. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. The appellants/claimants have agreed to receive and the Respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump- sum of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by 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 Respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date of preparation of 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. - 4 - 4. The lumpsum amount of Rs.2,50,000/- as stated above, be released in favour of the claimant/s, upon deposit by the Insurance Company, after due identification. 5. The Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo. The award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the award accordingly. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER sac