IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 07^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8298 OF 2016 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

SMT BELTHAMMA W/O LATE NARAYANA MANIYANI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT MITHOOR HOUSE KUNTAR, ADHUR VILLAGE KASARGOD, KERALA PIN-671543. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY G., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. MR. SHIVARAM S/O LATE NARAYANA MANIYANI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 2^ND FLOOR CHURCH BUILDING, OPP: KARNATAKA BANK, KODIALBAIL MANGALORE D.K.DISTRICT PIN-575003.

2. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., TIGER HILLS MUNICIPAL OFFICE ROAD KASARGOD KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER PIN-671121.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.KISHORE KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. Y.ARUNA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2;

R-1 – SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED U/S

173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO MODIFY/SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 01-08-2015 IN MVC NO.39/2014 PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND MEMBER, M.A.C.T. MANGALORE AND CLAIM PETITION BE ALLOWED AS PRAYED FOR BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 24.10.2025 AND COM