IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 101768/2018 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

UTTAM S/O. NAMADEV GADADE, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: TURMARI, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-591106.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MADANMOHAN M. KHANNUR, ADVOCATE)

GIRIJA A.

BYAHATTI AND Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATT I Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD 1. MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, (MSRTC) SANGLI-416403 TQ: MIRAJ, DIST: SANGLI, STATE: MAHARASHTRA, BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER.

2. BHANUDAS S/O. MAHADEV PATIL, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DUDHEBHAVI, TQ: KAVATEMAHANKAL, DIST: SANGLI-416403, STATE: MAHARASHTRA, (OWNER OF MOTOR CYCLE NO.MH-10/CC-9939)

3. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., OFFICE NO.1, 4^TH FLOOR, SHRI KRISHNA TOWER-14, KHANAPUR ROAD, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590016, BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, (INSURER OF MOTOR CYCLE NO.MH-10/CC-9939)

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C.V. ANGADI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. UMESH AINAPUR, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

NOTICE TO R3 DISPENSED WITH)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 PRAYING TO ENHANCE THE COMPENSATIO