Punjab-Haryana High Court
Siksha Devi And Ors vs Vijay Pal And Ors on 27 April, 2023
Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:060068
2023:PHHC:060068
Daily Lok Adalat Bench No.2.
503 FAO-4946-2009
SIKSHA DEVI AND ORS. V/S VIJAY PAL AND ORS.
Present: Mr.Yagsimant Attri, Advocate for the appellants.
Mr.Satpal Dhamija, Advocate, and
Mr.R.C.Gupta, Advocate, with
Ms.Pushpa Bhardwaj, Manager, and
Mr.Vishal Malhotra, A.O.,
New India Assurance Company Limited.
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Power of Attorney on behalf of the appellants has been filed today in Court by Mr.Yagsimant Attri, Advocate, which is placed on the record.
As agreed, as per statements of learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel and representatives of the Insurance Company (separately recorded), a sum of `4,10,000/- (` Four Lakh Ten Thousand Only) over and above the amount awarded by the Tribunal is allowed to the appellants in full and final settlement of the claim in this appeal. As per the statement of learned counsel for the appellants, the enhanced amount be paid to appellant Nos.1 to 4 in equal shares.
Accordingly, we dispose of this case with a direction to the Insurance Company to deposit crossed-cheques in the sum of `4,10,000/- in the respective names of appellant Nos.1 to 4 in equal shares with the office of the Lok Adalat of the High Court on or before 01.06.2023, in compliance of this order, failing which, interest @ 9% per annum shall follow on this amount from the date of this order till payment. The concerned Officer of the Lok Adalat Branch/Office shall issue proper receipt after receiving the cheques to learned counsel/ 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 29-04-2023 00:38:38 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:060068 2023:PHHC:060068 Daily Lok Adalat Bench No.2.
503 FAO-4946-2009 -2- representative of the Insurance Company. The appellant(s)'counsel/ appellant(s) may collect the cheques from the office of the Lok Adalat.
Copy of the order be supplied/sent to the counsel/parties and file be returned to the Hon'ble High Court.
(R.K.Nehru) President (Ram Chand Gupta) 27.04.2023 Member P.Seth Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:060068 2 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 29-04-2023 00:38:39 :::