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2026 DAILYLAW 20893 (CHH)

SAROJ PATEL v. MURLI KUMAR SINGH

MAC/1469/2025 · 2026-05-08

Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

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NAFR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Dated 9th May, 2026 CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT CAMPUS-BILASPUR MAC No. 1469 of 2025 1 - Saroj Patel W/o Late Lilesh Patel, Aged About 25 Years R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Anurag Patel S/o Late Lilesh Patel, Aged About 2 Years Through Legal Guardian Mother Appellant No. 1, R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Purvansh Patel S/o Late Lilesh Patel, Aged About 10 Months. Through Legal Guardian Mother Appellant No. 1, R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Lali Bai Patel W/o Lalaram Patel, Aged About 53 Years R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) 5 - Lalaram Patel, S/o Parmu Patel, Aged About 58 Years R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Jani Ram Patel, S/o Lalaram Patel, Aged About 23 Years R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) 7 - Nomin Patel S/o Lalaram Patel, Aged About 19 Years R/o Ravan Bhatapara, Police Station Rajim, District Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) ... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Murli Kumar Singh S/o Shri Nityanand Singh, Aged About 33 Years R/o Transport Nagar, Ravabhatha, Police Station Bhanpuri, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh).......... (Driver Of Offending Vehicle Truck Bearing Registration No. Cg-04-Lx-8517) 2 - Trilokinath Singh S/o Harishankar Singh, R/o Lig Ganeshram Veer Savarkar Nagar, Tatibandh District Raipur (Chhattisgarh)..........(Owner Of Offending Vehicle Truck Bearing Registration No. Cg-04-Lx-8517) 3 - The United India Insurance Company Limited, Through Divisional Manager, Kachhari Chowk, Jail Road Raipur District Raipur (Chhattisgarh).........(Insurer Of Offending Vehicle Truck Bearing Registration No. Cg-04-Lx-8517) ---- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellants : Shri CR Sahu, Advocate Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.05.11 10:52:46 +0530 Mac 1469 of 2025 2 For Insurance Company : Shri Anil Gulati, Advocate along with Shri Rajnikant Sahu, Dy Mgr for the United India Insurance Company Limited, Bisaspur. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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- 533 of 2023 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 padma