IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 07^TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 101229 OF 2021 BETWEEN:

1. SMT. PUSHPAVATHI W/O SUBHASCHANDRA SUBEDAR, AGE. 61 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND ITI STUDENT, R/O. KHANAGAON, TQ. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI 593107.

NOW R/AT NO. 203, SUMERU APARTMENT, 3^RD CROSS, 34^TH MAIN GATE, DOLLARS SCHEME COLONY, BTM 1^ST STAGE, BANGALORE-68.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SANTOSH S HATTIKATAGI, ADV)

AND:

1. NWKRTC, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CENTRAL OFFICE, BY ITS CONTROLLER, NWKRTC, CHIKKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI-593107.

…RESPONDENT Digitally signed by (BY SRI. I.C. PATIL, ADV.)

MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.173 (1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, KARNATAKA PRAYING TO MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD PASSED BY XII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT GOKAK IN MVC NO.2501/2018 DATED 01.09.2021 BY ENHANCING THE COMPENSATION AS PRAYED FOR IN THE CLAIM PETITION BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI)

1. This appeal is filed by the