IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2408 OF 2018 (WC)

BETWEEN:

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: 1^ST FLOOR, TUMUR SHOPPING COMPLEX, B.H.ROAD, TUMKUR.

REPRSENTED BY DIVISIONAL OFFICE-XII, MAYUR COMPLEX, KIADB MAIN ROAD, PEENYA, BANGALORE-560 058.

REP. BY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER.

…APPELLANT AND:

1. SMT. KALAMMA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, W/O LATE PARUSAPPA @ PARASHURAM, 2. KUM. HULUGAMMA AGED ABOUT 07 YEARS, D/O LATE PARUSAPPA @ PARASHURAM, SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN/MOTHER, SMT.KALAMMA

3. SRI. RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O SRI.HULIGEPPA, THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT KALAPURA VILLAGE, KUDLIGI TALUK, BELLARI DISTRICT-586 101. NOW ALL ARE RESIDING AT M/S. FAIR GRANITES AND ASSOCIATES, PANDITANAHALLI VILLAGE, DEVARAYAPATNA POST, TUMKUR TALUK AND DISTRICT-572 101.

4. SRI. K.M.ABDUL KHADAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O LATE MOHAMMED, R/AT M/S. FAIR GRANITES & ASSOCIATES, PANDITANAHALLI VILLAGE, DEVARAYAPATNA POST, TUMKUR TALUK AND DISTRICT-572 101.

…RESPONDENTS ((BY SRI. RAVISHANKAR.C.R., ADVOCATE – FOR APPELLANT)

(R1 TO R4 ARE PLACED EX-PART