IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 100068 OF 2014 (MV)

BETWEEN:

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., B.O. NIPANI THROUGH ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, RAMDEV GALLI, BELGAUM, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, 2^ND FLOOR, ARIHANT PLAZA, KUSUGAL ROAD, KESHWAPUR, HUBLI-580 023.

REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI RR MANE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. MANGALA CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI W/O BHIMAPPA KHOT, DCLAHig XAit MNal ADy NR s AK igSA nHT eET dKI M bAy ARNI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, LKD+ oaa0 crt1ena 0: ta 0 i 2toa0 nk2 :a 6 H, .D0 ig 4hh .a0 Cr9wo 0 ua8 rdt : 1 Bo 1ef :n5c4h R/O: TEVARATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

2. KUMAR BASAVARAJ S/O BHIMAPPA KHOT, AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: TEVARATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

3. KUMAR KIRAN S/O BHIMAPPA KHOT, AGE: 19 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: TEVARATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

4. SMT. SHANTA W/O MARUTI KHOT, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: TEVARATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

5. SHRI MARUTI PARASAPPA KHOT, AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TE