IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.2480 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

THE MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD.

BRANCH OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR CRESCENT COURT, K. M. ROAD CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101 REP. BY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER SRI SHESHA NAIK …APPELLANT (BY SRI ANUP SEETHARAM RAO, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. GIRIJA Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS by W/O. LATE GOPALA ANNAPURNA G Location: HIGH 2. KUM. SAVITHA COURT OF AGED ABOUT 27 YEAS KARNATAKA D/O. LATE GOPALA

3. SRI SHARATH G.

AGED ABOUTN 26 YEARS S/O. LATE GOPALA RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT GOWRIKERE, MUTHINAPURA VILLAGE EMMEKHAN, MALLENAHALLI POST-577 131 CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK PRESENTLY R/AT GUNI GADDE VILLAGE, ANOOR POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK.

4. SMT. SEETHAMMA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS W/O. LATE K. P. RAGU RESIDENT AT GOWRIKERE MUTHINAPURA VILLAGE EMMEKHAN, MALLENAHALLI POST CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK.

SRI SHASHIDHARA C. V.

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O. VIRUPAKSHA COFFEE PLANTER PROP: M/S. EMMEKHAN ESTATE.

SINCE DECEASED REP. BY HIS LRS

5. SMT. USHA M. T.

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS W/O. LATE SHASHIDHARA C. V.

6. KUM. CHINMAYI @ CHAITHRA I. S.

AGED ABOUT 2