Madras High Court
CMA/1424/2025 of THE BRANCH MANAGER Vs K. MURUGAN on 12 September 2026
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI
National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 12th September 2026
LOK ADALAT AWARD
(Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987)
Presided over by
The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI
and
Members
Mr.P.ROSIAH, District Judge (Retd.)
Mr.S.THENMOZHI, Advocate
CMA. No.1424 of 2025
and CMP. 12105 of 2025
(Appeal against the judgment and decree passed in MACT O.P.
No.511 of 2022, dated 28.10.2024, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Special District Court No.1, Cuddalore.)
The Branch Manager,
The National Insurance Company Limited,
BO, No.165, Nethaji Road, Manjakuppam,
Puducherry – 607 001.
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1. K.Murugan
2. N.Babu
...Respondents This case is taken up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. N.B.Sureka, learned counsel for the Appellant and Mrs.Ramya V. Rao, learned counsel for the Respondent are present before this Court.
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT The appeal is at the instance of the Insurance Company, aggrieved by the award of Rs.40,89,000/- (Rupees Forty Lakhs and Eighty Nine Thousand only) passed by the Tribunal.
2. Today, after negotiations, the parties have amicably agreed to settle the claim for a sum of Rs.33,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Three Lakhs only), as awarded by the Lok Adalat @ High Court, which shall be payable together with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition.
3. The Appellant/Insurance Company is directed to deposit the modified award amount of Rs.33,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Three Lakhs only), with interest, after deducting the amount, if any, already deposited, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this award.
4. On such deposit being made by the Appellant/Insurance Company, the claimants/respondents are permitted to withdraw the agreed amount, without filing any formal petition. The apportionment shall be in terms of the award passed by the Tribunal.
5. The Tribunal is directed to transfer the amount through RTGS/NEFT to the claimants concerned on proper identification in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal permission petition. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of accordingly. The connected miscellaneous petition, if any, is closed. The Branch Manager, The National Insurance Company Limited, BO, No.165, Nethaji Road, Manjakuppam, Puducherry – 607 001.
Counsel for the Appellant
1. K.Murugan
2. N.Babu
Counsel for the Respondents This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. The full Court fee paid shall be refunded to the appellant in the manner provided under Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 and 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
P.B.BALAJI, J. rkp/ata To: The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:
1. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Special District Court No.1, Cuddalore.
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.+2 copies rkp/ata CMA. No.1424 of 2025 and CMP. 12105 of 2025 12.09.2026