IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : January 15, 2025 CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.

-PETITIONER V/S PERMANENT LOK ADALAT (PUS) CAMP COURT, NARNAUL AND ORS.

-RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. The application (Annexure P-5) filed by the respondent No.2 found favour with the Permanent Lok Adalat, Public Utility Services, Camp Court at Narnaul and consequently the award dated 10.06.2024 (Annexure P-7) was passed, whereby, the petitioner has been directed to pay ₹ 30,00,000/- to the respondent No.2 along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of the application till realization. Moreover, the petitioner has also been directed to pay ₹ 31,000/- as compensation to the respondent No.2 on account of harassment and litigation expenses.

2. Fetching grievance from the award dated 10.06.2024, the petitioner has instituted thereagainst the instant writ petition.

3. The thrust of the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, since the report of the forensic investigation agency has not been taken i