IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3979 OF 2017 (MV-D)

BETWEEN:

THE RELIANCE GENERAL

INSURANCE COMPANY,

NO.24, CENTENARY BUILDING,

EAST WING, 5^TH FLOOR,

M.G. ROAD,

BANGALORE-560 001.

REP. BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. D. VIJAYAKUMAR., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. MRS. SUMITHRA S @ SUMA

W/O LATE SHIVAMANICKAM J

AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS

2. KUMARI POOJA S

D/O LATE SHIVAMANICKAM J

AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS

3. MASTER PRASHANTH S

S/O LATE SHIVAMANICKAM J

AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS

ALL ARE R/AT

NO.38, 2^ND CROSS,

DR. S. KUMAR LAYOUT,

1^ST BLOCK,

NAGAIAHNAPALYA, M.S. NAGAR POST

BANGALORE 560 033.

RESPONDENT NO.2 AND 3 ARE MINORS REP. BY THEIR MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN THE

1^ST RESPONDENT SMT. SUMITHRA S @ SUMA

4. MR. ARUNKUMAR K.M.

S/O MUNINANJAPPA NO.792, SHOBA ADAMUKANNAMANGALA, KADUGODI, BANGALORE 560 067.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA E.P., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

R2 AND R3 ARE MINORS REP. BY R1;

V/O DT:12.01.2023 NOTICE TO R4 IS H/S)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED U/S

173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN MVC NO.4308/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE XXII ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AN