CMA/969/2025 of THE MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs N.ELUMALAI 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.969 of 2025

and CMP. No.7739 of 2025

(Appeal against the judgment and decree passed in MCOP.

No.2633 of 2013, dated 31.08.2023, on the file of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Tribunal at Special District Court No.1, Cuddalore)

The Managing Director,

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited, Villupuram Ltd, Villupuram.

... Appellant

Vs

N.Elumalai

...Respondent

This case is taken up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Mr.C.R.Sureshkumar learned counsel for the Appellant and the respondent are present before this Court.

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT

The appeal is at the instance of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, aggrieved by the award of Rs.2,78,500/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Seventy Eight Thousand and Five Hundred only) passed by the Tribunal.

2.Today, after negotiations, the parties have amicably agreed to settle the claim for a sum of Rs.3,75,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs and Seventy Five Thousand only), as awarded by the Lok Adalat @ High Court, in full quit, after reducing the amount 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/Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, the claimant/respondent is permitted to withdraw the agreed amount, without filing any formal petition.

5. 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.

The Managing Director,

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited, Villupuram Ltd, Villupuram.

Counsel for the Appellant

N.Elumalai

Counsel for the 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

P.B.BALAJI, J.

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