IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 101341 OF 2021 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

M. SIDDA LINGANA GOUDA S/O. M. CHANDRASEKHAR GOUDA AGE. 37 YEARS, OCC. EX. AMBULANCE DRIVER, R/O. NO.33, ESHWARA GUDI ONI, CHELAGURKI, BALLARI DISTRICT -583111.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI MANJUNATH JADAI, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH AND:

COURT OF KARNATAKA D D H at A e: R 2 W 0 A 2 D 5. 1 B 2 E . N 09 C H

10:16:59 +0530

1. MOHAMMED ALTHAF P. S/O. ABDUL RAWOOF P., AGE. 45 YEARS, OCO. DRIVER OF CONTAINER LORRY BEARING NO.AP-16/U-5247, R/O.NO.29, WARD NO.15, MILLERPET, BALLARI-583101.

2. SANTOSH KUMAR SENAPATI PROP. OF VINAY DURGA ERECTORS OWNER OF CONTAINER LORRY BEARING NO.AP-16/U-5247 R/O.NO.244/781, 2^ND CROSS, SATHVANI NAGAR, NEAR CHURCH, BALLARI-583101.

3. THE BRANCH MANAGER NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., BRANCH OFFICE, DOOR NO.22/13 MAIN ROAD, PARVATHI NAGAR, BALLARI-583103.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S.K. KAYAKAMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

R1 AND R2 NOTICE DISPENSED WITH)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.173 (1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO MODIFY THE JUDGME