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SUBBA REDDY SATTI
Rathi Vasudeva Rao – Appellant
Versus
P V R M Patnaik – Respondent
JUDGMENT
The Court made the following: ORDER The judgment debtor filed the above revision against the order dated 02.07.2024 in E.P.No.29 of 2022 in C.C.No.1041 of 2016 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Srikakulam.
2. The respondent-decree holder filed C.C.No.1041 of 2016 (private complaint) on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Srikakulam under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the petitioner-judgment debtor. The matter was referred to Lok Adalat vide Lok Adalat Case No.186 of 2022 organized by the District Legal Services Authority, Srikakulam. An award was passed under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. The award reads thus:—
“The complainant and the accused appeared before Lok Adalat along with their counsels. After negotiations and conciliation, a compromise has been arrived between both the parties with the following terms:—
i) that the accused agreed to pay an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakhs only) to the complainant towards full and final settlement and paid an amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) today and agreed to pay the balance amount of Rs.4,50,000/- (Rupees four lakhs and fifty tho
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