1 NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated - 9 th May, 2026 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 1975 of 2023 Santosh Kumar Jaiswal S/o Rambilas Jaiswal Aged About 30 Years Resident Of Village - Silauta, Tahsil - Pratappur, District Surajpur (C.G.),...(Claimant) ... appellant versus 1 - Vijay Kumar Gupta S/o Shri Harigovind Gupta Aged About 40 Years Resident Of Village - Silauta, Tahsil-Pratappur, District Surajpur (C.G.), (Driver),...(Non-Applicants) 2 - Ashok Kumar Jaiswal S/o Shri Kashinath Jaiswal Resident Of Village - Revatpur, Rajpur, District Balrampur (C.G.),(Owner) 3 - United India Insurance Company Limited Divisional Office, Bramharoad, Near Kumkum Hotel, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.),(Insurer) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from the CIS) For appellant (s) : Mr. D. N. Prajapati, Advocate For Respondent No. 3 : Mr. Anil Gulati, Advocate AWARD (PASSED ON 09.05.2026) 1. Both the parties have entered into a compromise. The Insurance Company has agreed to pay an additional amount of Rs. 90,000/- (Rs. Ninety Thousand) over and above the amount awarded by the Tribunal. The SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2026.05.09 17:23:40 +0530 2 Insurance Company has also agreed to deposit the said amount within a period of 60 days from today failing which the said amount shall carry an interest @ 6% per annum till payment. 2. Accordingly and in the light of the offer and acceptance given by both the parties, the instant appeal is disposed of and the impugned award passed by the Claims Tribunal is modified and amount of compensation is enhanced to the extent that the Insurance Company shall pay an additional amount of Rs. 90,000/- (Rs. Ninety Thousand) as compensation in addition to the amount already awarded by the Claims Tribunal, within a period of 60 days from today, failing which the said amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from today till its payment. 3. The appeal is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Vaibhav Shukla) Judge -Lok Adalat Member- Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Bilaspur sagrika