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NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated 9th May, 2026 CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS-BILASPUR MAC No. 214 of 2026 Mangluram Kashyap S/o Jhitaruram Kashyap Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Chiurgaon, Sargiguda Para, Police Station And Tahsil Karpavand, District Bastar (C.G.)
... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Purushotam Prasad Joshi S/o Jogeshwar Joshi Aged About 50 Years R/o Village- Karitgaon, Tehsil- Bakavand, District Bastar (C.G.) (Driver Of Offending Vehicle Car Bearing Registration No. C.G. 17 K.M. 4144) 2 - Moti Ram Baghel S/o Late Ramuram Baghel Aged About 60 Years R/o Village- Gram- Kohakapal, Tehsil- Bakavand, District Bastar (C.G.) (Owner Of The Offending Vehicle Car Bearing Registration No. C.G. 17 K.M. 4144) 3 - Branch Manager United Insurance Co. Ltd. Anupama Chowk, Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar (C.G.) (Insurer Of The Offending Vehicle Car Bearing Registration No. C.G. 17 K.M. 4144) ---- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellant : Shri Arun Kumar Shukla, Advocate For Insurance Company : Shri PK Tulsyan, Advocate along with Shri Praveen Kumar Ekka, Dy Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Order (Passed on 9th May, 2026)
1. Both the parties entered into a compromise. The Insurance Company has agreed to pay additional amount of Rs.1,00,000/- over and above the amount which has already been awarded by the Tribunal. The Insurance Company has also agreed to deposit the said amount within a period of sixty Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.05.11 10:52:47 +0530
Mac 214 of 2026 2 days from today, failing which, the said amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum till its payment.
2. Accordingly, in light of offer and acceptance given by both the parties, the instant appeal is disposed of and the impugned award passed by the Claims Tribunal in Claim Case- 196 of 2024 is modified and amount of compensation is enhanced to the extent that the Insurance Company shall pay an additional amount of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) as compensation in addition to the amount already paid/awarded by the Claims Tribunal, within a period of sixty days from today, failing which the said amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from today till its payment.
3. The appeal is accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Vaibhav Shukla) Judge-Lok Adalat Member-Lok Adalat Bilaspur Bilaspur
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