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.101614 OF 2017 (MV)

BETWEEN:

KUMARI. PRATIKSHA D/O MOHAN BHUIMBAR, AGE: 12 YEARS, OCC: NIL, SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER MINOR GUARDIAN NATURAL FATHER, SHRI MOHAN S/O NARAYAN BHUIMBAR, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAKATI-591113, TQ. AND DIST: BELAGAVI.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. SUNANDA P. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digital ly signed by MOHANKUMAR 1. SHRI. SAMIR S/O MALLAPPA JADHAV B SHE LAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, Location: High Court of R/O: DUNDAGE-416501, Karnataka, TQ: GADHINGLAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR, Dharwad Bench MAHARASTRA STATE.

(OWNER OF HERO HONDA MOTORCYCLE NO.MH-09/AJ-9220)

2. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., AJARA BRANCH REPRESENTED BY ITS, DIVISIONAL MANAGER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, RAM DEV GALLI, BELAGAVI-590001.

(INSURER OF HERO HONDA MOTORCYCLE NO.MH-09/AJ-9220)

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.N. RAICHUR, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

R1-SERVED)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT 1988, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 23.01.2017 IN MVC NO.2197/2013 P