IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.103486 OF 2018 (WC)

BETWEEN:

THE BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., MELLIGERI COMPLEX, BAGALKOT.

NOW REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER, RESP.NO.3.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SURESH S. GUNDI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SABU S/O JOSEPH Digital ly signed AGE: 47 YEARS, by MOHANKUMAR OCC: MECHANICAL LABOUR (NOW NIL), B SHE LAR R/O: NEHRU NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590010.

Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench 2. SHRIKANT S/O SHANKREPPA MIRJI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR, R/O: HOSUR-587117, TQ/DIST: VIJAYAPURA.

3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NANDI SUGAR CO-OP SOCIETY LTD., KRISHNA NAGAR, R/O: HOSUR-587117, TQ/DIST: VIJAYAPURA.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.B. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R1 (ABSENT);

R2 & R3-SERVED)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

30(1) OF THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE/MODIFY THE JUDGMENT DATED 03.08.2018 PASSED IN ECA 96/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE MEMBER MACT NO.III BAGALKOT & ETC.

THIS MFA HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 30.01.2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS D