HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.2163 OF 2020(MV-D)

C/W MFA CROSS OBJECTION NO. 105 OF 2024 (MV-D)

IN MFA No. 2163/2020 BETWEEN:

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, MAHALAKSHMI COMPLEX, M.G. ROAD, OPP. METRO RAILWAY STATION, BENGALURU - 560 027.

…APPELLANT Digitally (BY SRI. GOVINDARAJAN R., ADVOCATE)

signed by REKHA R AND:

Location:

High Court

1. MUDDAMMA, of Karnataka W/O LATE RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 2. KUM. MAMATHA, D/O LATE RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS, 3. SATHISH, S/O LATE. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 6 YEARS, HC-KAR SINCE THE RESPONDENTS NO. 2 AND 3 ARE MINORS, REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER SMT. MUDDAMMA AS NATURAL GUARDIAN

4. NARAYANAPPA, S/O NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 5. NARASAMMA, W/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT :

BADIMARALUR, BYCHAPURA, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR - 561 208.

6. CHANDRAMOHAN REDDY, S/O LTE LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY K, BEHIND VENKATESWARA TEMPLE, MAHLASKHMI NAGAR, BATAWADI, TUMKUR - 572 103.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MUNIYAPPA D., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R5, R2 AND R3 ARE MINORS REPR