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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD BENCH
S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV, VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL
Radha W/o Rajashekhar Gaonkar – Appellant
Versus
Anand Tippanna Sonappanavar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. accident details and parties involved. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. insurance company denies liability based on negligence. (Para 3) |
| 3. tribunal awards compensation based on evidence. (Para 4) |
| 4. arguments on liability and compensation assessment. (Para 5 , 6 , 9) |
| 5. final order on claims and compensation. (Para 10) |
JUDGMENT :
VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL, J.
1. MFA No.103784/2023 is filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation and shifting of entire liability on the Insurance Company, whereas MFA No.102632/2023 is filed by the Insurance Company challenging saddling of 80% liability on it. Both the appeals are arising out of the judgment and award dated 30.03.2023 passed in MVC No.2302/2021 on the file of XI Addl. District Judge and Addl. MACT, Belagavi [For short ‘Tribunal’]
2. Brief facts leading to filing of these appeals are that on 11.07.2021 at about 8:30 p.m., the deceased-Prasad Gaonkar was proceeding from Dharwad to Haliyal riding a motorcycle bearing No.KA-31/Y-5533 along with pillion rider- Raghavendra Hedge. When he reached near the spot of the accident i.e. Sai Dhaba, rider of another motorcycle bearing registration No.KA-25/HB-6930 came from Halligeri towards Dharw
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