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2026 DAILYLAW 32406 (KAR)

ASHWINI v. SATHISH KUMAR N

MFA/7354/2025 · 2026-07-11

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1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK-ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 CONCILIATORS PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T. AND SRI NAMAN VANKDARI M., MEMBER MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.7354 OF 2025 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.2468 OF 2026) BETWEEN: 1. ASHWINI W/O LATE PRASAD AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS 2. M. PRASIDDA MOURYA S/O LATE PRASAD AGED ABOUT 3 YEARS MINOR, REPRESENTED BY HER NATURAL GUARDIAN-MOTHER, ASHWINI. BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.1422 AMBEDKAR STREET, NAGAVALLI VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-571 440 3. N. SIDDARAJU S/O LATE NANJAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. RESIDING AT IRASAVADI VILLAGE (SUTHUR) CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK & DISTRICT-571 441 4. GOWRAMMA W/O N.SIDDARAJU AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.189, AMBEDKAR STREET IRASAVADI VILLAGE (SUTTURU) CHAMARAJANAGARA TALUK & DISTRICT-571 441 ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI SREENIVASAN M Y., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHASHIREKHA K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2 AND: 1. SATHISH KUMAR N S/O NAGAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.14, LALBAGH ROAD MAVAHALLI BENGALURU-560 004 2. ANSAR AGMED ABDUL SATTA MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.07, 5TH BLOCK KHB COLONY, LALBAGH, SIDDAPURA BENGALURU-560 004 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER DIGIT INSURANCE COMPANY ATLANTIS 95, 4TH B CROSS ROAD KORAMANGALA INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK BENGALURU-560 095 …RESPONDENTS * * * THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 29.04.2025 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.165 OF 2022 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND C.J.M. AT CHAMARAJANAGAR PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK-ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: CONCILIATION ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the appellants-claimants and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Insurance Company along with its representative are present. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. A joint memo signed by the learned counsel appearing for the appellants-claimants and the learned counsel appearing for the 3 respondent-Insurance Company and its Authorised Officer is filed. The appellants-claimants have agreed to receive and the respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.19,25,000/- (Rupees nineteen lakh and twenty-five thousand only), in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim. 3. The respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within a period of six weeks' from the date of preparation of award, failing which, the said amount shall carry interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of default, till the date of deposit. 4. The apportionment, deposit and release of the enhanced compensation amount shall be made in terms of the judgment and award passed by the Tribunal. 5. This miscellaneous first appeal stands disposed off in terms of the joint memo. The judgment and award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the award accordingly. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER KVK