HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102018 OF 2016 (MV-I)

C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102976 OF 2016 IN MFA No. 102018/2016:

BETWEEN:

MR. SHIVAMURTHI SAMPAGAV AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, S/O. MR. ULAVAPPA SAMPAGAV, R/O. HIRE ULLIGERI, TQ: SAUDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

…APPELLANT VISHAL (BY SRI. P.V.GUNJAL, ADVOCATE)

NINGAPPA PATTIHAL AND:

Digitally signed b y VISHAL NINGAPPA 1. MR. MAHADEV PATIL PATTIHAL Location: HIGH COURT AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH S/O. APPASAHEB PATIL, R/O. VISHESHWAR NAGAR, CHIKKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

2. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., 1/24, SHAH BUILDING, BRANCH OFFICE, NIPPANI, THROUGH THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, JUBILEE CIRCLE, HC-KAR NIDAWANI COMPLEX, DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ S.BALLOLI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. RAJASHEKHAR S.ARANI, ADVOCATE FOR R2;)

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED U/S.173(1)

OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 06.05.2016 PASSED IN MVC NO.835/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDG