IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 100699 OF 2014 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

MANJUNATH S/O. MALLAPPA PRASAD, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: MANAGER, ASHIRWAD MINES, NOW NIL, R/O. LOKAPUR, TQ: MUDHOL.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. HARISH S. MAIGUR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. H.G. SHRIPAD S/O. GURURAJRAO, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, R/O. VIDYAGIRI, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

2. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., GIRIJA A. CLUB ROAD, BELGAUM.

BYAHATTI …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.K. SOUDAGAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI NOTICE TO R1 IS SERVED)

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.03 12:21:58 +0530 THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, PRAYING TO MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD PASSED IN M.V.C.NO.63/2009, ON THE FILE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL-IX, MUDHOL DATED 30/11/2011 BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL WITH COSTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA

ORAL JUDGMENT

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