HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 CONCILIATORS PRESENT:
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SWAMY & SMT.SAYEEDUNNISA, MEMBER MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.257/2016 (MV) (LOK ADALATH NO.3631/2017) BETWEEN:
Sri. Muttappa Gowda, Aged 51 years, S/o. Koti Gowda, R/at Ballidadda House, Shirlalu Post and Village, Belthangady Taluk -574 214. ... Appellant (By Sri. Pundikai Iswara Bhat, Advocate) AND:
The Managing Director, NWKRTC, Hubli Dharwad Division, Represented by the Divisional Controller, KSRTC, Mangalore Dept., Bejai, Mangalore -575 004. ... Respondent (BY Sri. D. Vijaya Kumar, Advocate) This MFA is filed u/s 173(1) of MV act against the judgment and award dated: 08.07.2015 passed in MVC No.1111/2014 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge and Member, MACT, Mangalore, partly allowing the claim petition for compensation and seeking enhancement of compensation.
This appeal coming on for conciliation before Lok Adalat after being referred vide order dated 31.08.2017, the following conciliation order is passed.
CONCILIATION ORDER The learned counsel for the NWKRTC along with its representatives and the learned counsel for the claimant are present.
2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. The Respondent-NWKRTC has agreed to pay a global sum of Rs.56,000/- (Rupees Fifty-six Thousand Only) in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim.
3. The NWKRTC 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.
4. This miscellaneous first appeal stands disposed of in terms of the Joint memo. The award of the Tribunal stands modified. Draw up the Award accordingly.
Entire enhanced award amount shall be released.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER JS