MFA No. 6628 of 2024 HC-KAR AND 3 OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8273 OF 2024 (MV-D)

C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6557 OF 2024 (MV-D) MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6628 OF 2024 (MV-D) MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6635 OF 2024 (MV-D) MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 7962 OF 2024 (MV-D) MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 7970 OF 2024 (MV-D)

IN MFA No. 8273/2024 BETWEEN:

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD., Digitally signed by REGIONAL OFFICE NANJUNDACHARI Location: HI GH T.P.HUB NO. 9/2 COURT OF MAHALAKSHMI CHAMBERS KARNATAKA M.G.ROAD BENGALURU -560 001 REP.BY ITS ASSISTANT MANAGER SMT.NOOJILLA LAKSHMI SAI SUDHA …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KRISHNA KISHORE S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. B A GEETHA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS W/O B.R.ANIL KUMAR MFA No. 6628 of 2024 HC-KAR AND 3 OTHERS SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY THE RESPONDENTS 2 & 3 BEING THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1

2. B.A.ANAGHA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS D/O B.R.ANIL KUMAR

3. B.S RAMAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS S/O A.V.SRINIVAS AYANGAR ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO. 1713