HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 101456 OF 2021 (MV-I)

C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102476 OF 2017 (MV-I)

IN MFA No. 101456/2021 BETWEEN:

1. SHRIKANT S/O SHRINIVASACHARYA KATTI AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O OF BAGEWADI, TQ. MUNDARAGI DIST. GADAG – 582118 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR B HALLI., ADV)

AND:

1. BASAMMA @ BASAVANNEVVA D/O MALLAPPA CHOLMMANAVAR @ HAROGERI AGE. 27 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI M DIST. DHARWAD-580023.

KANKUPPI Location: H IGH 2. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COURT OF COMPANY LIMITED, DIVISIONAL OFFICE KARNATAKA ENKAY 2^ND COMPLEX, KESHWAPAUR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD -580023

3. BALUSA S/O GANAPATSA MEHARWADE, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. OWNER OF VEHICLE NO. KA-26/4939, R/O. BALAJI ROAD, BETGERI, GADAG -582101

4. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, GADAG, BY ITS, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, SHRINATH COMPLEX, NEW COTTON MARKET HUBBALLI- 580028 HC-KAR

5. SHEKAPPA S/O YALLAPPA SORATUR AGE. MAJOR, OCC. OWNER OF TRACTOR AND TRAILOR KA-26/T-6369-6370, R/O. MACHENAHALLI, TQ. SHIRAHATTI, DIST. GADAG -5