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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
S. G. PANDIT, GEETHA K.B.
Siddappa Ningappa Policegol – Appellant
Versus
Nwksrtc, Represented By Its Divisional Controller – Respondent
UDGMENT :
GEETHA K.B., J.
This is an appeal filed under Section 173 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the unsatisfied claimant in respect of compensation awarded under judgment and award dated 27.01.2022 in MVC No.1492/2020 on the file of XII Additional District and Sessions Judge, MACT Belagavi, Sitting at Gokak (in short, ‘the Tribunal’) praying for enhancement of compensation and questioning the contributory negligence saddled against him by the Tribunal.
2. Parties would be referred to with their ranks as they were before the Tribunal for the sake of convenience and clarity.
3. Claimant has filed the claim petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act claiming compensation in respect of the injuries suffered by him in the accident that had taken place on 25.07.2014 at 08.30 p.m. on Gokak- Ghataprabha road involving motor cycle bearing Reg.No.KA- 17/U-7204 and the NWKRTC bus bearing Reg.No.KA-42/F- 515.
4. It is the case of claimant that on 25.07.2014, when he being the rider and one Nagappa as pillion rider of the motor cycle bearing Reg.No.KA-17/U-7204, was proceeding from Arabhavi Math towards Ghataprabha, the bus bearing Reg.No.KA-42/F-515 came from opposite side with
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