Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd v. Karpagam

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 14th day of March 2026. LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE A.RAMAMURTHI (Retd.) and Members Mr.M.Pughazhendi, District Judge (Retd.) Mrs.S.Thenmozhi, Advocate C.M.A.No.2877 of 2022 and C.M.P.No.22296 of 2022 (Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 04.12.2021 made in M.C.O.P.No.5472 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chennai. (II Court of Small Causes, Chennai) Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., Represented by its Area Manager (Legal), Claims Department, 6th Floor, No.6, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 6. .. Appellant Vs.

¶1Karpagam

¶2Nathiya

¶3Priya

¶4Karthika

¶5G.Selvaraj .. Respondents This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant Mr.R.Sunilkumar, and the learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 4, Mr.M.Sivakumar, are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows: TERMS OF SETTLEMENT Both the parties and counsel represented. The Insurance Company has preferred an appeal.

¶2Aggrieved against the award of Rs.41,76,000/- (Rupees Forty One Lakhs Seventy Six Thousand only).

¶3Now the parties agreed to modify the award amount for a sum of Rs.51,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty One Laksh only) in full quit (inclusive of interest and costs).

¶4The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the modify award amount within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the award less already deposited, if any.

¶5On such deposit the 1st respondent / claimant (wife of the deceased) is entitled to withdraw the sum of Rs.21,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty One Lakhs only), the 2nd to 4th respondents / claimants (daughters of the deceased) are entitled to withdraw the sum of Rs.10,00,000/- each (Rupees Ten Lakhs only each).

¶6The Tribunal is directed to issue the award amount through NEFT/RTGS to the party concerned on proper identification in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition.

¶7The appeal is ordered accordingly. Consequently, the connected civil miscellaneous petition is closed. Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., Represented by its Area Manager (Legal), Claims Department, 6th Floor, No.6, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 6. Counsel for the appellant

¶1Karpagam

¶2Nathiya

¶3Priya

¶4Karthika

Counsel for the respondents 1 to 4

This National Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. A.RAMAMURTHI.J, (Retd.) rna/drl The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994. Judge Member

Member To The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

¶1The Motor Accident claims Tribunal Judge II Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai.

3.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras.

4.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras. C.M.A.No.2877 of 2022 and C.M.P.No.22296 of 2022

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