RESERVED ON : 31.10.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 27.01.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.2636 OF 2015 (MV-I)

BETWEEN:

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, NO.144, SUBHARAM COMPLEX, M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001.

REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMN. OFFICER MR. E. JAYASEELAN.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ANUP SEETHARAM RAO, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.C.SEETHARAMA RAO, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. BASAVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/o. LATE. SINGACHARI, NO.365, PIPELINE ROAD, SRINIVASANAGAR, NEAR: ANNIE BESANT SCHOOL, SUNKADAKATTE, BANGALORE – 560 091.

2. SRI. DHANANJAIAH T.S., MAJOR, S/o. SRI.SHIVALINGAPPA, NO.99, ADAKAMARANAHALLI VILLAGE, MAKALI POST, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE – NORTH TALUK -560 079.

(OWNER OF MOTOR CYCLE NO.KA.52/H-3758)

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. R.V. SHIVANANDA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

VIDE ORDER DATED 16.12.2019, NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT 1988, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 06.01.2015 PASSED IN MVC NO.5746/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES & XXVI ACMM, BANGALORE, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.