JUDGMENT :

RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR, J.

The petitioner/appellant-Sri.Girish Chandra.J., S/o Jayaram H.C., has filed this appeal being aggrieved by the judgment and award dated 01.10.2019 passed by the learned III Additional Judge and MACT, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru (SCCH-18) in MVC.No.6573/2018.

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2. The brief and relevant facts leading to this appeal are as under:

That on 08.09.2018 at about 3:40 a.m., the petitioner/appellant was traveling in a car bearing registration No.KA-42-M-9491 along with other inmates from Bengaluru towards Hubli and the said car driven by one Kiran and when they reached near Hanagawadi Industrial Area, Hanagawadi village on NH-4 road, Harihara Taluk, Davanagere District, the driver of the car drove the same in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against the right side road divider and then it was toppled over and dashed to another fore coming lorry bearing registration No.MH-09-EM-9155 and caused the accident. Due to the said accident, the driver of the car and petitioner/appellant sustained grievous injuries. Immediately the petitioner/appellant was shifted to S.S.Institute of Medical Science hospital, Davanagere and from there he was shifted to BGS G