IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 100522 OF 2014 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

SRI. PANDURANG S/O. KUBERAPPA GOUDAR, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER-CUM-OWNER OF TUMTUM VEHICLE BEARING NO. KA-29/854, R/O. GOUDAR STREET, KAMATIGI TQ., HUNGUND, BAGALKOT DISTRICT, PRESENTLY R/O. PENDAVIGALLI, GULEDAGUDDA, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. M.S. HARAVI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. SHAVAKKA W/O. KUMAR GUNDI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: NURSE, R/O. PLOT NO. B-17, SECTOR NO.44, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, BHARATHI UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., H M MELLIGERI COMPLEX, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

…RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGHCOURT (BY SRI. N.R. KUPPELUR, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R1-DISMISSED)

OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 28.02.2013 PASSED IN M.V.C. NO.51/2011 ON THE FILE OF MEMBER M.A.C.T. NO.IV, BAGALKOT, AT BAGALKOT IN SO FAR AS SADDLING THE LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF VEHICLE AND ABSOLVE THE LIABILITY OF THE APPELLANT TO P