Madras High Court
CMA/2416/2025 of AMMU Vs PATCHIAMMAN TRANSPORT 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.2416 of 2025
and CMP. No.17801 of 2025
(Appeal against the judgment and decree passed in M.C.O.P.No.5300 of 2022 dated 06.12.2024, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/VI Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
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1. Ammu
2. Pushpa
3. Balaji
4. Sandhya
... Appellants
1. Patchiamman Transport, No.333, Bharathi Nagar Kavanoor, Arcot Taluk, North Arcot-632 507.
2. The Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, No.115, Prakasam Salai, Broadway, Chennai – 600 104.
...Respondents
This case is taken up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Mrs.Ramya Rao, learned counsel for the Appellants and the appellants are present before this Court. TERMS OF SETTLEMENT The claimants are the appellants, aggrieved by the award of Rs.20,08,630/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs, Eight Thousand and Six Hundred and Thirty only) passed by the Tribunal.
2. The 2nd respondent/Insurance Company is directed to deposit the above said agreed amount of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs only), without interest, over and above the Tribunal award of Rs.20,08,630/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs, Eight Thousand and Six Hundred and Thirty only), after reducing the amount already deposited, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this award. The Tribunal award has been withdrawn by the appellants.
3. Out of the arrived amount of Rs.5,00,000/-, the first appellant shall receive Rs.2,00,000/-, the 2nd appellant shall receive Rs.50,000/-, the appellants 3 and 4 shall receive Rs.1,25,000/- each. The 2nd appellant is the mother of the deceased has given a power of attorney dated 08.09.2026 to her daughter in law, first appellant T.Ammu, to represent her before this Lok Adalat and record the settlement. The Original Power of Attorney shall be attached to the award.
4. The Tribunal is directed to transfer the amount through RTGS/NEFT to the claimant 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.
1. Ammu
2. Pushpa
3. Balaji
4. Sandhya
Counsel for the Appellant
1. Patchiamman Transport, No.333, Bharathi Nagar Kavanoor, Arcot Taluk, North Arcot-632 507. Counsel for the 1st Respondent
2. The Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, No.115, Prakasam Salai, Broadway,
Chennai – 600 104. Counsel for the 2nd Respondent 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 To: The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:
1. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/VI 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.+2 copies rkp/ata
P.B.BALAJI, J. rkp/ata CMA. No.2416 of 2025 and CMP. No.17801 of 2025 12.09.2026