IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4043 OF 2025 (MV-D)

BETWEEN:

THE MANAGER CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., UNIT NO.4, 9TH FLOOR, (LEVEL-6), GOLDEN HEIGHTS COMPLEX, 59TH 'C' CROSS, 4TH 'M' BLOCK, INDUSTRIAL SUBURB, RAJAJINAGARA, BENGALURU. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. B. PRADEEP, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SUSHEELA Digitally signed by W/O. KUMAR. M., PADMASHR EE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, SHEKHAR DESAI Location: High R/AT KORA VILLAGE, KORA HOBLI, Court of TUMAKURU TALUK.

Karnataka

2. KUMAR. M.

S/O. LATE MUDDAVEERIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT KORA VILLAGE, KORA HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. SHANTHA RAJ, ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.173(1) OF MV ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DT.05.10.2024 PASSED IN MVC NO.1642/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE VII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND MEMBER, MACT, TUMAKURU, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.5,00,000/- WITH INTEREST AT 6 PERCENT P.A. FROM THE DATE OF PETITION TILL REALIZATION.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA

ORAL JUDGMENT

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