IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.4129 OF 2017(MV-I)

BETWEEN:

KUM. PRIYANKA H.D.

D/O H.R.DIVAKARA, AGED ABOUT 14 YEARS, SINCE MINOR REP. BY HER FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, SRI.H.R.DIVAKARA, S/O H.N.RAMAIAH, MAJOR, R/AT HONNAVALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, ARKALGUD TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 201.

…APPELLANT (BY MISS. SHALINI C. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NINGARAJA M N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. M. CHANNAKESHAVEGOWDA S/O MARIYAPPAGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT KASABA HOBLI, ARKALGUD TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 201.

2. MANAGER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED SREE MANJUNATHESHWARA COMPLEX, NEAR OLD BUS STAND, POST BOX NO.112, HASSAN TOWN HASSAN DISTRICT-573 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAVISH BENNI, ADVOCATE FOR R-2;

V/O DATED:24.04.2025, NOTICE TO R-1 IS D/W)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED U/S

173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL AND MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 07.05.2016 PASSED IN MVC NO.316/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AT ARKALGUD, BY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH 12% INTE