SRI BETAIAH SETTY v. BHARATI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD
MFA/706/2025 · 2026-03-14
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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 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.706 OF 2025 (MV-I) (LOK-ADALAT NO.510 OF 2026)
BETWEEN:
SRI.BETAIAH SETTY, S/O SUBBA RAMAIAH SETTY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT BYRAKUR, MULABAGAL, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 131. ...APPELLANT (BY SRI SHRIPAD V SHASTRI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. BHARATI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., NO.45/1, RESIDENCY ROAD, SHANTHALA NAGAR, ASHOK NAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA -37, BY ITS MANAGER.
2. THE ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., 9TH FLOOR, THE ESTATE, 121, DICKENSON ROAD, M G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 042.
BY ITS MANAGER.
3. SRI KILLADA RAJENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE KILLADA RAJEWAR RAO, FLAT NO.C 502, C BLOCK, SIPANI BLISS, 1, MADIVALA, B VI MARSUR POST, ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B C SHIVANNEGOWDA, ADVOCATE, FOR R-2;
NOTICE TO R-1 AND R-3 IS DISPENSED WITH VIDE ORDER DATED 14.03.2026)
Digitally signed by DEEPU M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
2 THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 04.10.2024 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.369/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE VIII ADDITIONAL JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES AND A.C.J.M., BENGALURU, (SCCH-5), 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.2,20,000/- (Rupees two lakh and twenty 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
3 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