HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 CONCILIATORS PRESENT:
HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.SREENIVASE GOWDA & SMT. M.JYOTHI, MEMBER M.F.A.No.4010/2016 (Lok Adalat No.4110/2017) BETWEEN R MRIDULA D/O P.K. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 14 YEARS, R/AT NO.905, SRI GURUKRUPA, 12TH MAIN ROAD, ABDUL KALAM PARK, ISRO LAYOUT, J.P. NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 078.
(SINCE APPELLANT IS MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN P.K. RAMESH S/O P. KRISHNASWAMY GUPTHA) ... APPELLANT (By Sri. M. R. KUMARASWAMY, ADV.) AND 1. M/S MAXI ENTERPRISES NO.20/1, L.V. TEMPLE STREET, BALEPETE, BANGALORE-560007.
2. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., ICICI LOMBARD HOUSE, 414, VEER SAVARKAR MARG, NEAR SIDHI VINAYAKA TEMPLE, PRABHADEVI MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA-400 025.
REP. BY ITS REGIONAL OFFICE ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, PRESTIGE CORNICHE, 1ST FLOOR, 62/1, RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE-560 025.
... RESPONDENTS THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED:07.10.2015 PASSED IN MVC NO.143/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES, BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.
THE APPEAL BEING REFERRED TO LOK ADALAT, COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION, THIS DAY, THE LOK ADALAT PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
CONCILIATION ORDER The learned counsel for the claimant-appellant and the learned counsel for the Insurance Company along with its representative are present.
2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. The appellant -Claimant has agreed to receive and the Respondent- Insurance Company has agreed to pay a lump- sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim. A joint Memo is filed on behalf of the parties to this effect.
3. The Respondent –Insurance Company has agreed to deposit the said amount before the Tribunal within six weeks from the date of preparation of award, failing which the said amount shall carry interest at the rate of 9% p.a. from the date of default, till the date of deposit and the same shall be released in favour of the appellant.
4. This miscellaneous first appeal stands disposed of in terms of the Joint memo. The Judgment and Award of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. Draw up the Award accordingly.
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