HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102057 OF 2024 (MV-I)

C/W MFA CROSS OBJ NO. 100106 OF 2024 IN M.F.A.NO.102057/2024 BETWEEN:

THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, M/S. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., BALLARI-583101, NOW REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUBHASH J. BADDI, ADVOCATE)

AND GIRIJA A.

1. MINOR KALPANA D/O. RAVI NAIK, BYAHATTI AGE: 10 YEARS, STUDENT, Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: HIGH SINCE MINOR R/BY HER FATHER COURT OF KARNATAKA D D H H A A R R W W A A D D BENCH RAVI NAIK S/O. DURGYA NAIK, AGED 39 YEARS, COOLIE, R/O. H.NO.49, BASARAHALLI THANDA, HADAGALI TQ., VIJAYANAGARA DIST.

2. SALIM MALLIK M.N. S/O. MOHAMMED NAJIR, AGED 33 YEARS, DRIVER, R/O. MUBHARAK MOHALLA, MOLKALMURU, HC-KAR CHINTRADURGA DIST-577535.

3. MOHAMMED RAFIFULLA S/O. KHASIM SAB, AGED 48 YEARS, OWNER OF CAR BEARING NO.KA-16-N-1445, R/O. HOSPITAL QUARTERS, MOLAKALMURU, CHITRADURGA DIST-577535.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. KANAL, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

NOTICE TO R2 & R3 ARE SERVED)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 P