IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.101545 OF 2014 (MV)

C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.101546 OF 2014 (MV)

IN MFA NO.101545/2014:

BETWEEN:

ROHANSHETTY S/O. UDAYKUMARSHETTY AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. 3^RD CROSS, MRUTHYNJAYA NAGAR, RANEBENNUR.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. AMOGH B. JOSHI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S.L. MATTI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, KSRTC HASAN DIVISION, DIST: HASAN MANAGING DIRECTOR.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. S.C. BHUTI, ADVOCATE)

D igitally signed by THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of SECTION 173(1) OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, PRAYING TO Karnataka, Dharwad Bench MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD PASSED BY THE ADDL. SR. CIVIL JUDGE AND ADDL. M.A.C.T., RANEBENNUR, DATED 06.07.2013 IN MVC NO.758/2012 BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL AND AWARD THE COMPENSATION AS CLAIMED IN THE CLAIM PETITION BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

BETWEEN:

UDAYKUMARSHETTY S/O. GOPALSHETTY AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: RTD. BANK EMPLOYEE, R/O. MRUTHNJAYA NAGAR, RANEBENNUR.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. AMOGH B. JOSHI, ADVOCATE FOR S