IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4479 OF 2020 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., 1ST FLOOR, JAGALUR MAHALINGAPA TOWERS DAVANAGERE ROAD, CHITRADURGA AND ALSO AT THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, SHUBHARAM COMPLEX, NO.144, M.G. ROAD BANGALORE - 560 025, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SRIDHARA K, ADVOCATE AND Digitally signed SRI. S.S. PANDIT, ADVOCATE)

by SHARADAVANI B AND:

Location: High Court of Karnataka

1. SRI RUDRAPPA @ RUDRESHA AGED 42 YEARS, S/O CHANNABASAPPA AGRICULTURIST AND COOLIE R/O KALKERE VILLAGE, HOLAKRE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT.

2. A.H. RAMESHA S/O HALAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O KALKERE VILLAGE HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH N.R, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 20.03.2020 PASSED IN MVC NO.795/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MACT, HOLALKERE, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.1,45,153/- WITH INTEREST AT 6 PERCENT P.A. FROM THE DATE OF PE