IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.101996 OF 2016 (MV-D)

BETWEEN:

1. NARAYANAPPA @ NARAYAN S/O. IRAPPA NAIK, AGE: 56 YEARS, R/O. KANASE, SAGAR.

2. SMT. SAROJA TIMMAPPA NAIK, AGE: 29 YEARS, R/O: SATTALLI, SIDDAPUR.

3. SMT. SUJATHA KUMAR NAIK, GIRIJA A.

BYAHATTI AGE: 27 YEARS, R/O: KANSE, SAGAR.

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4. MANJUNATH NARAYANAPPA NAIK, AGE: 25 YEARS, R/O: KANSE, TQ: SAGAR.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. S.V. YAJI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NARAYAN V. YAJI, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. NAGARAJ M.B.

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…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.K.SOUDAGAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

NOTICE TO R1 IS SERVED)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND TO MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 10/04/2015 PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL MACT SIRSI IN MVC 90/2013 BY ALLOWING THE APPE