IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 19^th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8230 OF 2015 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

SRI PRAVEEN R

S/O. LATE RAMACHANDRA .G

AGE: 24 YEARS,

OCC: LABOUR AT BEL FACTORY,

R/AT 3^RD BLOCK, DODDABOMMASANDRA,

VIDYARANYAPURA,

BENGALURU-560 097.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. SURESH M LATUR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT SAVITHRAMMA

W/O. LATE RAMACHANDRA.G.

NO.5/249, 5^TH MAIN,

CHAMUNDESHWARI LAYOUT,

VIDYARANYAPURA,

BENGALURU-560 097.

2. THE REGIONAL MANAGER

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD., UNITY BUILDING, MISSION ROAD,

BENGALURU-560 027.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. B C SEETHARAMA RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

R1 – SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED U/S

173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, JUDGMENT AND

AWARD PASSED BY THE IX ADDL. SMALL CAUSES JUDGE, MEMBER & XXXIV ACMM, MACT IN MVC NO.2881/2013, (SCCH-7) AT BENGALURU DATED 20-09-2014 MAY KINDLY BE SET ASIDE BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL AND AWARD THE COMPENSATION OF RS.8,00,000/- WITH 18% IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 10.12.2025 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER