IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.102911 OF 2025 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

SMT. BASAMMA W/O. KUPADALAPPA @ KOPPANA MUGGAJOL, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE COOLIE WORK (NOW NIL), R/O: HANSANUR VILLAGE, TQ: GULEDAGUDDA, DIST: BAGALKOT-587203.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. B.S. SANGATI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. RANGAPPA S/O. BHIMAPPA PUJAR, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: OWNER OF THE OFFENDING VEHICLE CAR NO.KA-25/MA-8886, R/O: KARAKALAKOPPA, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587201.

Digitally signed by 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., KATTIMANI MELLIGERI COMPLEX, Location: HIGH COURT OF BAGALKOT-587203.

KARNATAKA …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.S. KOLIWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

NOTICE TO R1 IS DISPENSED WITH)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO KINDLY BE ENHANCED THE COMPENSATION BY MODIFYING THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, J.M.F.C. AND M.A.C.T-VIII, BADAMI DATED 02.05.2025 PASSED IN M.V.C.

NO.360/2022, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIR