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2026 DAILYLAW 32886 (KAR)

SMT PADMA v. RAJANNA

MFA/5823/2025 · 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.3999 OF 2023 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.2420 OF 2026) CONNECTED WITH MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.5823 OF 2025 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.2420(a) OF 2026) IN M.F.A. NO.3999/2023: BETWEEN: THE MANAGER CHOLAMANDALAM M.S. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED BENGALURU BRANCH UNIT NO.4, 9TH FLOOR, LEVEL-6 GOLDEN HEIGHTS COMPLEX 59TH 'C' CROSS RAJAJINAGAR HO-BENGALURU ...APPELLANT (BY SRI PRADEEP B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. PADMA W/O. LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA NOW AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS 2. THARUNKUMAR S/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA NOW AGED ABOUT 15 YEARS 3. RANGANATHA G.H. S/O. LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA NOW AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS Digitally signed by SHASHIREKHA K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2 SINCE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 ARE MINORS REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN I.E. RESPONDENT NO.1, SMT. PADMA 4. VARALAKSHMAMMA W/O. LATE RANGAIAH SINCE DEAD, REPRESENTED BY LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, I.E. RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT S. GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE HIREDODDAVADI POST KOLALA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK TUMAKUR DISTRICT 5. RAJANNA S/O. GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/O. YELERAMPURA VILLAGE KOLALA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SATISHA T., ADVOCATE, FOR R-1 TO R-4) * * * THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 01.12.2022 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.163 OF 2021 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND M.A.C.T. (ITINERATE) COURT, KORATAGERE, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.30,82,480/- WITH INTEREST AT 6% PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE OF PETITION TILL THE DATE OF DEPOSIT. IN M.F.A. NO.5823/2025: BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PADMA W/O. LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS 2. THARUNKUMAR S/O.LATE HANUMANTHARAYAРРА AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS 3. RANGANATHA G.H. S/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYАРРА AGED ABOUT 14 YEARS 3 APPELLANT NOS.2 AND 3 ARE MINORS REPRESENTED BY THEIR NATURAL GUARDIAN-MOTHER SMT. PADMA, APPELLANT NO.1 4. VARALAKSHMAMMA W/O. LATE RANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SINCE DEAD, RESPRESENTED BY HER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, I.E. APPELLANTS NOS.1 TO 3 APPELLANT NOS.1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT S. GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE HIREDODDAVADI POST KOLALA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI SATISHA T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RAJANNA S/O. GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT YELERAMPURA VILLAGE KOLALA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT 2. THE MANAGER CHOLAMANDALAM M.S. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. BENGALURU BRANCH UNIT NO.4 9TH FLOOR LEVEL-6 GOLDEN HEIGHTS, COMPLEX 59TH 'C' CROSS, RAJAJINAGAR H.O.- BENGALURU- 560 010 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PRADEEP B., ADVOCATE, FOR R-2) * * * THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 01.12.2022 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.163 OF 2021 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND M.A.C.T. (ITINERATE) COURT, KORATAGERE, ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THESE MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEALS ARE COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK-ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: 4 CONCILIATION ORDER Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4- claimants and the learned counsel appearing for the appellant- Insurance Company along with its representative are present. 2. After prolonged negotiations, the matters are settled. A joint memo signed by the learned counsel appearing for the appellant-Insurance Company and its Authorised Officer and the learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4-claimants is filed. The appellant-Insurance Company has agreed to pay and respondent Nos.1 to 4-claimants have agreed to receive a lump- sum of Rs.30,00,000/- (Rupees thirty lakh only) interest of Rs.30,82,480/- with interest at the rate of 6% per annum awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim. The amount, if any, deposited before this Court shall be transferred to the Tribunal. Further, the amount in excess, if any, shall be refunded to respondent Nos.1 to 4-claimants. 3. The appellant-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. 5 4. The apportionment, deposit and release of the 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