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NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated 09
th May, 2026
CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS- BILASPUR MAC No. 721 of 2026 1 - Smt. Asmati Kashyap Wd/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap Aged About 25 Years R/o Patelpara, Village Borpadar, P.S. Kotwali, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 2 - Om Kashyap S/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap Aged About 8 Years Minors Through Their Natural Guardian Mother A-1 Smt. Asmati Kashyap Wd/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap, R/o Patelpara, Village Borpadar, P.S. Kotwali, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 3 - Sevakram Kashyap S/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap Aged About 6 Years Minors Through Their Natural Guardian Mother A-1 Smt. Asmati Kashyap Wd/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap, R/o Patelpara, Village Borpadar, P.S. Kotwali, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 4 - Bhageshwari Kashyap D/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap Aged About 3 Years Minors Through Their Natural Guardian Mother A-1 Smt. Asmati Kashyap Wd/o Late Lachchuram Kashyap, R/o Patelpara, Village Borpadar, P.S. Kotwali, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 5 - Mahruram Kashyap S/o Late Sahadev Kashyap Aged About 65 Years R/o Patelpara, Village Borpadar, P.S. Kotwali, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.)
... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Gulshan Chauhan S/o Rajuram Chauhan Aged About 23 Years R/o Chhendipara, Village Sonarpal, P.S. Bhanpuri, District Bastar (C.G.)(Driver) 2 - Santosh Gupta S/o Ramsukh Gupta Aged About 42 Years R/o Sadakpara, Main Road, Village Sonarpal, P.S. Bhanpuri, District Bastar (C.G.)(Owner) Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2026.05.12 14:33:49 +0530
2 3 - S.B.I. General Insurance Company Limited Through Branch Manager, Branch Office- 4th Floor Pujari Chamber Dhamtari Road, Pachpedi Naka, Raipur District Raipur (C.G.)(Insurer)
... Respondent(s) For Appellant(s) : Mr. P. K. Tulsyan, Advocate. For Respondent No. 3. : Ms. Aditi Diwan, Advocate
AWARD (PASSED ON 09.05.2026)
1. Parties have filed a compromise. 2. Both the parties have entered into a compromise. The Insurance Company has agreed to pay an additional amount of Rs. 1,75,000/-(Rs. One Lakh Seventy Five Thousand) over and above the amount awarded by the Tribunal. The 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. 3.
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. 1,75,000/- (Rs. One Lakh Seventy Five Thousand) as compensation in addition to the amount already paid/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. 4. 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 Alok