IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRANAY VERMA

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ON THE 8 OF DECEMBER, 2025 WRIT PETITION No. 13423 of 2023 DCB BANK LTD.

Versus DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITY. UJJAIN AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Yogendra Bhatwariya, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Shri Shailendra Singh Parihar, learned counsel for the respondent No.1.

Shri Manoj Jain, learned counsel for the respondent No.2.

ORDER

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner being aggrieved by the award dated

20.12.2022 passed by the permanent Lok Adalat, Ujjain.

2. Respondent No.1 had filed an application under Section 22-A(B)

of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 before the permanent Lok Adalat, District Ujjain for award of compensation of Rs.15,50,000/- to him on account of destruction of his crops and the damages suffer therefrom. He submitted that as per the scheme of the State Government his crops had been insured with the non-applicants to the application and he had paid the insurance premium for the same. Due to bad weather the crops got destroyed and his claim was wrongly denied by the non-applicants for award of the insuranc