IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.101641 OF 2016(MV-I)

BETWEEN THE BRANCH MANAGER, UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., MOOD COMPLEX, HOSAPETE, REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS BY ITS REGIONAL OFFICE TP HUB HUBBALLI, ENKAY COMPLEX 1^ST FLOOR, KESHWAPUR, HUBBALLI, REP. BY ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI. N.R. KUPPELUR, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. SMT. DEVAKKA W/O. RAMANNA HUNAGUND, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD WORK, 2. KUMAR AJIT, S/O. RAMANNA HUNAGUND, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 3. KUMARI ASHWARYA D/O. RAMANNA HUNAGUND, AGE: 12 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 4. KUMARI AKSHATA D/O. RAMANNA HUNAGUND, AGE: 10 YEARS, OCC: NIL, RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4 ARE THE RESIDENTS OF BACHANAKI VILLAGE, TQ: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

THE RESPONDENT NO.3 & 4 BEING MINORS REPRESENTED BY HIS NATURAL MOTHER RESPONDENT NO.1.

5. K G THOMAS S/O. GEORGE, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. ARASHINAGERI VILLAGE, TQ: MUNDAGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

(OWNER OF THE TRACTOR-TROLLEY BEARING-NO.KA-31/T-975, T-9766)

6. CHANNAVEERANAGOUDA S/O. CHANNABASANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: BACHANAKI VILLAGE, TQ: M