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. 1990/2017 (MV) (LOK ADALATH NO. 3971/2017) BETWEEN:
Sri. V. Suresh, S/o Late Vilvanthan, Aged about 41 years, No. 93/A, 2nd Main Road, Prakashnagar, Bangalore-560021. ... Appellant (By Sri. P. Mahadevaswamy, Advocate) AND:
1. The Manager, Kavi Parcel Service, No.1, Hotel Suprabatha Complex, Anandrao Circle, Seshadri Road, Bengaluru-560009.
2. The Manager, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., No. 9/2, 2nd floor, Mahalakshmi Chamber, M.G. Road, Bengaluru – 560001. ... Respondents (By Sri. S.V. Hegde Mulkhand, Advocate for R2.) This MFA is filed u/s 30(1) of Employee’s Compensation act against the judgment and award dated: 27.12.2016 passed in ECA No. 63/2015 on the file of the XXI Additional Small Cause Judge & XIX ACMM, Member, MACT, Bengaluru, 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 20.09.2017, the following conciliation order is passed.
CONCILIATION ORDER The learned counsel for the Insurance Company along with its representatives and the learned counsel for the claimants are present.
2. After prolonged negotiations, the matter is settled. The Respondent-Insurance Company has agreed to pay a global sum of Rs.55,000/- (Rupees Fifty Five Thousand Only) in addition to what has been awarded by the Tribunal, in full and final settlement of the claim.
3. The 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.
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