IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 7074 OF 2015 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

M/S. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., NO.28, 5TH FLOOR, WEST WING, CENTENARY BUILDING, M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001.

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

AND:

1. ASHOK S/O VENKATARAMAPPA, NOW AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/O AT MUTTON MARKET ROAD, Digitally signed BOVI COLONY, MALUR TOWN, by KOLAR DISTIRCT - 563 101.

PADMASHR EE SHEKHAR DESAI Location: High 2. S. SHIVARAM @ SHIVA Court of S/O M. SANJEEVAPPA, MAJOR, Karnataka R/O NO.83, RANGAPPA STREET, CHIKKAMAVALLI, BANGALORE - 560 004.

3. SRI.VENKATARAMAPPA MAJOR, S/O VENKATAPPA (SINCE DEAD BY LR)

SMT.RAMADEVI, MAJOR, W/O VENKATARAMAPPA, R/O MUTTON MARKET ROAD, BOVI COLONY, MALUR TOWN, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 101.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GOPALA KRISHNA N, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. P.S. KAILASH SHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

VIDE ORDER DATED 24.08.2021, NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 15.07.2015 PASSED IN MVC NO.5094/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES AND XXVI ACMM, (S