The Managing Director vs Shanthi

Madras High Court

The Managing Director vs Shanthi on 6 December, 2023

Author: G.Chandrasekharan

Bench: G.Chandrasekharan

                                                                         C.M.A(MD)No.174 of 2021


                           BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                               DATED: 06.12.2023

                                                     CORAM:

                           THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN

                                           C.M.A(MD)No.174 of 2021
                                                    and
                                          C.M.P.(MD) No.1480 of 2021


                     The Managing Director,
                     The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd.,
                     Bye Pass Road,
                     Collectorate Post,
                     Dindigul.                                              ... Appellant

                                                     .vs.
                     1.Shanthi

                     2.Minor.Dharsana
                     (The minor 2nd respondent is represented by their
                     mother and next friend of the first respondent)

                     3.Gopal

                     4.Palaniammal                                          ... Respondents



                     PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of

                     Motor Vehicle Act, to set aside the Judgment and Decree in MCOP No.

                     656 of 2017, dated 27.02.2019, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims

                     Tribunal, Principal District Judge, Dindigul.

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                                        For Appellant          : Mr.K.Sudalaiyandi

                                        For R1                 : Mr.R.Shankar Ganesh

                                        For R3 & R4            : Mr.A.Saravanan


                                                        JUDGMENT

Challenging the award in M.C.O.P.No.656 of 2017, dated 27.02.2019 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal / Principal District Judge, Dindigul, this appeal is filed.

2. When this appeal is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the appellant produced copies of the Lok Adalat Award passed in E.P.Nos.81 and 82 of 2019 in M.C.O.P.No.656 of 2017. It is further submitted that the claimants have filed E.P.No.81 of 2019 and the parents of the deceased filed E.P.No.82 of 2019 in M.C.O.P.No.656 of 2017.

The claimants were settled at Rs.30,00,000/- and the parents were settled at Rs.5,25,000/-. The xerox copy of the Lok Adalat Award in Lok Adalat Case Nos.370 and 371 of 2022 are filed for perusal of this Court.

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3. In view of the settlement of the claim before the Lok Adalat, nothing survives for consideration in this appeal. Therefore, this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of as settled. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

                     Index              :Yes/No                                 06.12.2023
                     Internet           :Yes/No
                     NCC                :Yes/No
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                     To

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Principal District Judge, Dindigul.

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