IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 103495 OF 2017 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

KUMARI ANNAPURNA, D/O. BASAVANNI PENDARI, AGE: 9 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, NOW NILL, R/O: VANTAMURI COLONY, BELAGAVI, SINCE MINOR R/BY MOTHER AS GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND, SMT. BHARATI W/O. BASAVANNI PENDARI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: VANTAMURI COLONY, BELAGAVI.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. HANAMANT R. LATUR, ADVOCATE)

AND GIRIJA A. 1. SHRI RAMESH BYAHATTI S/O. BASAPPA BEEJAPPGOL @ BHUJAPPAGOL, D GI ig R i I t J a A ll y A . s i B g Y n A e H d A b T y TI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, Location: HIGH COURT O DH F A K R A W RN AD AT B A E K N A CH R/O: BOLASHYANATTI, P.O: MANAGUTTI, DHARWAD TAL: HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591243.

2. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., DIVISIONAL OFFICE, DIVISIONAL MANAGER, RAMDEV GALLI, BELAGAVI-590001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. ARUNA R. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

NOTICE TO R1 IS DISPENSED WITH)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT PRAYING TO ENHANCE THE COMPENSATION BY MODIFYING THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD PASSED BY COURT OF IX ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION