HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI

National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee

Saturday, the 13^th December 2025

NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD

(Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987)

Presided over by

The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE S.K. KRISHNAN (Retd.)

AND

Members

Mr.G. Dhanraj, District Judge (Retd.)

Mr.K.V. Muthuvisakan, Advocate

Crl.RC.No.988 of 2023

(Criminal Revision Petition filed under Section 397 R/W 401 of Cr.P.C

to call for the records on the file of the learned 3^rd Additional District and Session Judge, Gobichettipalayam in C.A.No.21 of 2022 dated 24.01.2023 and confirming the judgement passed in C.C.No.83/2017 dated 07.10.2021 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.2, Gobichettipalayam and to

set-aside the judgment dated 24.01.2023.)

K.C. Aandamuthu ... Petitioner/ Appellant/ Accused

Vs

P. Rajendran ... Respondent/ Respondent/ Complainant

This case is taken up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat.

Both the parties are present. Mr.I.M. Siddartha Ramarajan, learned counsel for the petitioner is present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle

the matter as follows:

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT

After due deliberation and consultation, both the parties have agreed to

come to a mutual compromise. Thereby, the respondent herein agrees to receive a sum of Rs.6,50,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs and Fifty Thousands only) and to waive off the sum of Rs.50,000/- of the total Cheque amount of

Rs.7,00,000/-.

2. It is also submitted by the respondent herein that, out of

Rs.6,50,000/-, he had received a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- from the petitioner as early as on 10.03.2023 by way of RTGS to his Axis bank account and the balance amount of Rs.1,50,000/- was received by him through G-pay and by way of bank deposit on 12.12.2025.

3. In view of the above, both the parties have also entered into a Terms of Settlement today, which shall form part and parcel of this order.

4. This Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. K.C. Anadamuthu Counsel for the Petitioner P. Rajendran (Party- in- Person)

This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.

The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994.

Judge Member-1 Member-2 mpa/stn To:The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1. The III Additional District and Sessions Court, Gobichettipalayam.

2. The Judicial Magistrate No.2, Gobichettipalayam.

3.The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai.

4.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras.

5.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.+2 copies S.K. KRISHNAN (Retd.)

mpa/ stn Crl.RC.No.988 of 2023

13.12.2025