IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.23254 OF 2013

BETWEEN

SRI PRABHUDAS S/O. BASAPPA,

AGED: ABOUT 29 YEARS, EX DRIVER,

R/O: SUDHA CROSS, NEAR CANTONMENT,

DIST: BELLARY.

...APPELLANT

(BY SRI B.C. JNANAYYA, ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . GOVINDAPPA S/O. MAREPPA,

OWNER OF TRACTOR,

R/O: BADANHATTI,

TQ. AND DIST.: BELLARY.

2 . THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE

COMPANY, BELLARY.

Digitally signed by

BHARATHI H M …RESPONDENTS

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA (BY SRI RAVINDRA R. MANE, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

DHARWAD BENCH

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NOTICE SERVED TO R1.)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER

SECTION 30 OF THE EMPLOYEE’S COMPENSATION ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 27.04.2013, IN WC (NF) NO.220/2007, PASSED BY THE LABOUR OFFICER AND COMMISSIONER FOR WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION, SUB DIVISION-II, BELLARY, BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL, IN THE

INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 28.11.2025 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT THIS DAY, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTI