IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.3945/2020 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

THE BRANCH MANAGER BHARTI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

1ST FLOOR, THE FERR'S ICON SURVEY NO.28, DODDANEKUNDI Digitally signed BENGALURU-560037.

by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM ALSO AT THE BHATI AXA GENERAL Location: HIGH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., COURT OF KARNATAKA HOSTO CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, NO.43 MILLERS ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR OPP. IMPERIAL HOTEL BENGALURU-560046.

NOW REP. BY MANAGER LEGAL.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ASHOK N. PATIL, ADV.,)

AND:

LAVANYA W/O MADHU AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR R/O. THRIVENI CIRCLE MYSURU-570029.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ABHIRAJ B. CHENGTI, ADV.,)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 17.08.2019 PASSED IN MVC NO.38/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE MACT, CHIKKAMAGALURU, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.11,17,754/- OUT OF WHICH RS.10,57,754/- WITH INTEREST AT 8 PERCENT P.A. FROM THE DATE OF PETITION TILL THE DATE OF PAYMENT.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

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