NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated 9th May, 2026 CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS-BILASPUR MAC No. 437 of 2025 1 - Kusum Vishwakarma W/o Late Pradeep Vishwakarma Aged About 23 Years R/o Village- Prem Nagar, Thana Basantpur, Tehsil Vadrafnagar, District- Balrampur ( C.G. ). Present Business Address- C/o Bhimsen Vishwakarma, Village- Durti Marhatta Para, Tehsil- Pratapur, District- Surajpur ( C.G. ). (Claimants ) 2 - Preeti D/o Late Pradeep Vishwakarma Aged About 7 Years Minor Through- Guardian Mother Kusum Vishwakarma R/o Village- Prem Nagar, Thana Basantpur, Tehsil Vadrafnagar, District- Balrampur ( C.G. ). Present Business Address- C/o Bhimsen Vishwakarma, Village- Durti Marhatta Para, Tehsil- Pratapur, District- Surajpur ( C.G. ). (Claimants ) 3 - Bigan Vishwakarma S/o Ramdas Aged About 50 Years R/o Village- Prem Nagar, Thana Basantpur, Tehsil Vadrafnagar, District- Balrampur ( C.G. ). Present Business Address- C/o Bhimsen Vishwakarma, Village- Durti Marhatta Para, Tehsil- Pratapur, District- Surajpur ( C.G. ). (Claimants ) 4 - Kalavati Vishwakarma W/o Bigan Vishwakarma Aged About 48 Years R/o Village- Prem Nagar, Thana Basantpur, Tehsil Vadrafnagar, District- Balrampur ( C.G. ). Present Business Address- C/o Bhimsen Vishwakarma, Village- Durti Marhatta Para, Tehsil- Pratapur, District- Surajpur ( C.G. ). (Claimants ) 5 - Priyanka Vishwakaram D/o Late Pradeep Vishwakarma Aged About 4 Years Minor Through- Guardian Mother Kusum Vishwakarma R/o Village- Prem Nagar, Thana Basantpur, Tehsil Vadrafnagar, District- Balrampur ( C.G. ). Present Business Address- C/o Bhimsen Vishwakarma, Village- Durti Marhatta Para, Tehsil- Pratapur, District- Surajpur ( C.G. ). (Claimants ) ... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Randhir Singh S/o Labh Singh Aged About 37 Years Driver, Caste- Sardar, R/o Village- Gidarpur, Post- S.A.S. Nagar, Thana- Mohali, District- Mohali ( Punjab ) Present Address- C/o Rulda Singh S/o Labh R/o Siddhu Trailor Service, Kaka Dhaba, Tatibandh, District- Raipur ( C.G. ). ( Driver Of Trailor No. C.G. 04/jd/ 4788 ) 2 - Rulda Singh S/o Labh Singh Aged About 39 Years R/o Siddhu Trailor Service, Kaka Dhaba, Tatibandh District- Raipur ( C.G. ) ( Owner Of Trailor No. C.G. 04/jd/ 4788 ) 3 - The New India Assurance Company Limited Through- Divisional Manager, The New India Assurance Company Limited, Office- Sada Complex, T.P. Nagar, Tehsil And District- Korba ( C.G. ). ( Insurer Of Trailor No. C.G. 04/jd/ 4788 ) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from the CIS) Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.05.11 10:52:47 +0530 Mac 437 of 2025 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellants : Shri Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate For Insurance Company : Shri Anil Gulati, Advocate along with Smt Chaya Karlekar, In-charge, Suit Claim Hub, The New India Assurance 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.7,50,000/- 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- 41 of 2018 is modified and amount of compensation is enhanced to the extent that the Insurance Company shall pay an additional amount of Rs.7,50,000/- (Rupees seven lakhs fifty 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 padma