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NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated 9th May, 2026 CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS-BILASPUR MAC No. 1632 of 2025 1 - Muneshwar S/o Late Rupan Ekka Aged About 52 Years R/o Village - Gahila, Police Station And Tehsil Batauli, District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) (Claimants) 2 - Mrs. Chhita Ekka W/o Muneshwar Ekka Aged About 50 Years R/o Village - Gahila, Police Station And Tehsil Batauli, District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Vikash S/o Muneshwar Ekka Aged About 21 Years R/o Village - Gahila, Police Station And Tehsil Batauli, District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Mrs Sushila Minj D/o Muneshwar W/o Santosh Minj Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Jheradih Police Station And Tehsil Batauli, District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh)
... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Zakir Ansari S/o Raza Ansari Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Ghutrapara, Ambikapur Tehsil Ambikapur District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) (Driver Of Truck No. Cg- 15 Df - 5575) (Driver) 2 - M/s Mahamaya Transport Agency Through Sushil Agarwal S/o Late Ishwar Chandra Agarwal Aged About 45 Years, R/o Kundla City, Behind Agrasen Bhawan, City Ambikapur Tehsil Ambikapur District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) (Owner) 3 - Mrs. Mithila Srivastava W/o Late Rajendra Kumar Srivastava Aged About 54 Years R/o Shikari Road Bauripara, City Ambikapur Tehsil Ambikapur District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Magma Hdi General Insurance Co. Ltd. Through Its Branch Manager, Branch Office Development House, 24 Park Street, Kolkata- 700016 Through Branch Manager Magma Hdi General Insurance Co. Ltd. Branch Office Block A- 1 Pujari Complex First Floor, Dharamnagar, Tagorenagar, Raipur District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh (Insurer Of Truck No. Cg- 15- Df- 5575) ---- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellants : Shri Aditya Kumar Mishra, Advocate For Insurance Company : Shri Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Order Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.05.11 10:52:47 +0530
Mac 1632 of 2025 2 (Passed on 9th May, 2026)
1. Both the parties entered into a compromise. The Insurance Company has agreed to pay additional amount of Rs.40,000/- 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 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- 261 of 2023 is modified and amount of compensation is enhanced to the extent that the Insurance Company shall pay an additional amount of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand 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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