HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, HIGH COURT MADRAS National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 8^th day of March, 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 A.RAMAMURTHI (Retd.)

and Members Mr.K.Ramakrishnan, District Judge, (Retd.,)

Mrs.S.A.Udayakumari, (Advocate)

C.M.A.No.3162 of 2024 (Appeal against the award made in MCOP No.90 of 2019 dated

08.12.2023 on the file of the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, Special District Court No.1, Cuddalore).

Divisional Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Block-B, Second Floor, Valli Vilas Commercial Complex, 189/2A- Bharathy Road, Cuddalore - 1. ... Appellant Vs.

1.A.Arun Prakash

2.A.Annadurai ... Respondents This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant, Mr.D.Bhaskaran, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent, Mrs.Ramya V. Rao are 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 Both the parties and their respective counsel are present.

2. The Insurance Company has preferred the present appeal aggrieved against the award amount of Rs.30,63,000/- passed in MCOP No.90 of 2019, dated 08.12.2023 passed by the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, Special District Judge No.1, Cuddalore.

3. Now, the parties agreed to modify the award amount of Rs.26,63,000/- (Rupees Twenty Six Lakhs and Sixty Three Thousand Only) with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of petition till the date of deposit. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the modified award amount along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of petition till the date of deposit within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this modified award, less the amount already deposited if any and excess amount if any, shall be refunded to the Insurance Company. On such deposit, the claimant is entitled to withdraw the enhanced award amount.

4. Accordingly, the award is modified. The claimant is entitled to withdraw the modified amount without filing any formal application.

Divisional Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Block-B, Second Floor, Valli Vilas Commercial Complex, 189/2A- Bharathy Road, Cuddalore - 1.

Counsel for Appellant

1.A.Arun Prakash

2.A.Annadurai Counsel for the Respondents This National Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.

The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under 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 Member To: The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1.Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, Special District Judge No.1, Cuddalore.

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

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

4.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.

gbi/ssi A .RAMAMURTHI, J . (Retd.)

gbi/ssi C.M.A.No.3162 of 2024

08.03.2025