Madras High Court
CMA/741/2025 of NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs SENTHILVELAN on 12 September 2026
HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI
National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 12
th
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.Rosaih, District Judge (Retd.)
Mr.S.Thenmozhi, Advocate
CMA No.741 of 2025
and CMP 5970 of 2025
(Appeal against the judgment and decree passed in MACT.OP.No.2441 of 2012 dated 27.03.2018 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Principal Sub Judge, Cuddalore).
National Insurance Company Ltd.,
No.116, Jawaharlal Nehru Road,
Puducherry,
Now at
Motor 3rd Party Cliam Cell,
No.46, 3rd floor, Moore Street,
Chennai.
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1. Senthilvelan
2. Govindan
...Respondents This case is taken up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Mr. SankaraNarayanan, learned counsel for the Insurance Company and Mr. M.Sudharasam, learned counsel for the Respondent are present before this Court.
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT The Appellant is the Insurance Company, who is challenging the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Principal Sub Judge, Cuddalore). After trial, the Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.7,18,000/-(Rupees Seven Lakhs and Eighteen thousand only) with 7.5% interest and cost from the date of filing of petition.
2. The Insurance Company has submitted that they have already deposited 50% of the award amount with interest against the interim stay. After discussion and deliberation, the parties have arrived at a settlement and now resolved for an interest and cost for the amount that has been already deposited, interest and cost shall be calculated from the date of deposit at 7.5% per annum.
3. The appellant Insurance Company shall pay further 7.5% interest per annum with cost,for the entire deposited amount, from the date of deposit within a period of four weeks.
4. On such deposit being made, the Tribunal is directed to transfer the amount through RTGS/NEFT to the respondent bank account on proper identification of them, in accordance with the terms of the award, without insisting on any formal petition.
5. The respondent is entitled to withdraw the deposited amount(interest with cost). Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition, if any, is closed. National Insurance Company Ltd., No.116, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Puducherry, Now at Motor 3rd Party Cliam Cell, No.46, 3rd floor, Moore Street, Chennai.
Counsel for the Appellant
1. Senthilvelan
2. Govindan
Counsel for the Respondents
This Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement. The full Court fees paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under 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. vca/sma To:The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:
1. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal(Principal Sub Judge, 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 CMA No.741 of 2025 12.09.2026