IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 20531 OF 2013 (MV)

BETWEEN:

NAGARAJAGOUDA S/O POMPANNAGOUDA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O. HAGARI, BELLARY TALUK, BELLARY DIST.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI Y. LAKSHMIKANT REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. NAGAREDDY S/O SIDDAREDDY AGED MAJOR, OWNER OF THE MOTOR CYCLE BEARING REG.NO.KA-34/L 8628, R/O. PARAMADEVANAHALLI, HAGARI BELLARY TALUK AND DIST.

2. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., SLV TOWERS, PARVATHI NAGAR, Digitally signed by YASHAVANT MAIN ROAD, BELLARY NARAYANKAR L C o O c U at R io T n O : F HIGH …RESPONDENTS KARNATAKA DHARWAD (BY SRI RAVINDRA R. MANE, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

BENCH Date: 2026.03.23

11:15:59 +0530 NOTICE SERVED TO R1)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, PRAYING TO MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED:18-05-2012 PASSED IN MVC NO.1251/2011 ON THE FILE OF MEMBER, MACT-XII, BELLARY AND ETC.,.

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

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI)

This is an appeal filed by the Claimant in MVC No.1251/2011 on t