IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.6339 OF 2016 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BMTC, K.H.ROAD BENGALURU-560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER …APPELLANT (BY SRI F.S.DABALI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI M.JEEVA S/O.S.MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 13 YEARS SINCE PETITIONER IS MINOR HE IS REPRESENTED BY NEXT FRIEND AND NATURAL GUARDIAN FATHER I.E. SRI S.MINISWAMY S/O.LATE SUBRAMANI Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS by NANDINI R Location: HIGH R/AT NO.23/1, 3^rd MAIN COURT OF GANDHIGRAMA KARNATAKA MARUTHI LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 021 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.VASUNDHARA T.P. FOR SRI P.M.SIDDAMALLAPPA, ADVOCATES)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 PRAYING TO MODIFY/SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 04.05.2016 PASSED IN MVC NO.350/2015 BY XXI ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND XIX ACMM, MEMBER-

MACT, BENGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI

ORAL JUDGMENT

Heard learned counsel for appellant and learned counsel for respondent.

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