IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^STDAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.3533 OF 2018 (WC)

BETWEEN:

SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., GROUND & FIRST FLOOR, RUKMINI TOWERS, 3-1, PLATFORM ROAD/ RAILWAY APPROACH ROAD, SHESHADRIPURAM, BANGALORE – 560020. REP BY ITS MANAGER.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRADEEP B., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. MR. MANJUNATH N, S/O NANJAPPA, NOW AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NO.14, MELINAJUGANAHALLI, SRI. SUBRAMANYA GHATI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST.

PIN – 561203.

2. MR. SANJAY RAMESH SACHDEV NO.27, GIRI SCHOOL STREET, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU – 560020.

…RESPONDENTS (R1 IS SERVED;

VIDE ORDER DATED 22.02.2024, SERVICE OF NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22/01/2018 PASSED IN E.C.A.NO.135/2015, BY THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE (SCCH-11), AWARDING COMPENSATION TO THE PETITIONER / RESPONDENT NO.1 HEREIN, IN A SUM OF RS.3,49,290/- WITH INTEREST AT 6% FROM THE DATE OF ACCIDENT, BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE APPEAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, JUD