HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
MEENA – Appellant
Versus
M/S MOHAN TRACTORS PVT LTD & ANR – Respondent
FAO 3093/2013
CM-10851-CII-2020 in
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FAO-3093-2013 (O&M)
CM-10851-CII-2020 in
FAO-3093-2013 (O&M)
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Present:
Mr. Ajay Kumar Kansal, Advocate
for the non-applicant/appellant.
Mr. Rajbir Singh, Advocate
for applicant-respondent no.2-insurance company.
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LISA GILL, J.
This matter is being taken up for hearing through video
conferencing due to the outbreak of pandemic, COVID-19.
Prayer in the application, CM-10851-CII-2020, is for listing of
the appeal and its disposal in terms of the compromise arrived at between the
appellant/claimant and respondent no.2-insurance company. It is submitted
that the matter has been amicably resolved between the parties.
Learned counsel for the appellant as well as insurance company
verify the factum of settlement between the parties.
Keeping in view the specific stand of the parties and at their
joint request, main appeal, which was admitted on 04.09.2013, is taken on
Board for hearing, today itself.
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CM-10851-CII-2020 in
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FAO-3093-2013 (O&M)
This appeal has been filed by the claimant 3 appellant seeking
enhancement of the compensation awarded to her by the learned MACT,
Jind, vide award dated 14.12.2012, on account of injuries received by
appellant in a motor vehicle accident. Compensation of Rs.18,000/- has been
awarded to the appellant by the learned Tribunal.
It is submitted that during pendency of this appeal, matter has
been amicably resolved by way of an oral settlement. It is agreed between
the appellant and insurance company that a sum of Rs.1,40,000/- over and
above the amount awarded by learned MACT, Jind vide impugned award
dated 14.12.2012, would be paid to appellant by way of account payee
cheque.
Learned counsel for the appellant submits that he has specific
instructions from the appellant to accept counter offer of the proposal of
settlement. The appellant has agreed to accept a sum of Rs.1,40,000/- over
and above the amount awarded by the learned MACT, Jind on account of
injuries received by the appellant in the accident in question as full and final
settlement of her claim. Affidavit dated 08.02.2021 of the appellant in this
regard is on record.
Learned counsel for the insurance company submits that
amount of Rs.1,40,000/- shall be paid to the appellant through account payee
cheque within one week. Photocopy of the letter (Annexure A-1) regarding
settlement of claim from Mr. Ajay Kumar Kansal, Advocate, counsel for the
appellant and photocopy of cheque (Annexure A-2) are annexed along with
the application.
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CM-10851-CII-2020 in
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FAO-3093-2013 (O&M)
Keeping in view the facts and circumstances as above,
application is allowed and the main appeal is disposed of in terms of
settlement arrived at between the parties.
Needless to say, appellant is at liberty to move appropriate
application in this appeal, in case the cheque is not received/encashed.
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