1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK-ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 CONCILIATORS PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T. AND SRI NAMAN VANKDARI M, MEMBER MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.8461 OF 2018 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.1084 OF 2026) BETWEEN: VENKATESH, S/O LATE DASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT KURUVANKA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT (BY SRI.SHRIPAD V. SHASTRI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RAGHU D. P. S/O PUTTASWAMACHAR, R/AT DADADAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. 2. MANAGER, BHARATHI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE CO., REGIONAL OFFICE, DODDENAGUNDI, OUTER RING ROAD, BANGALORE - 37. 3. SANTHOSH H N S/O MUDLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT B HONNENAHALLI VILLAGE, BAGURU HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, Digitally signed by DEEPU M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2 HASSAN DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B PRADEEP, ADVOCATE FOR R2; NOTICE TO R-1 IS DISPENSED WITH V/C/O DATED 24.06.2025;) THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 29.06.2017 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.1626/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE 4TH ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HASSAN DISTRICT, (SIT AT CHANNARAYAPATNA), 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 appellant-claimant 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 appellant-claimant and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Insurance Company and its Authorised Officer is filed. The appellant-claimant has agreed to receive and the respondent- Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump-sum of Rs.1,75,000/- (Rupees one lakh seventy 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 3 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 entire enhanced compensation amount shall be released in favour of the appellant-claimant, on proper identification. 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 AM