IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.102005 OF 2021 (MV)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SHANTI W/O. MADEV HARIKANT, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS OCC. FISH VENDOR, R/O. HORBAGH, KUMTA, NOW AT: PAVINAKURVA, KARKI, TALUK. HONNAVAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ANKIT DESAI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, KSRTC, MANDYA DIVISION, MANDYA-571401.

…RESPONDENT Digita lly signed by (BY SRI. S.C. BHUTI, ADVOCATE)

MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER COURT OF SECTION 173 (1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, PRAYING TO KARNATAKA ENHANCE THE COMPENSATION BY MODIFYING THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 08.09.2021, IN M.V.C NO.198/2018, ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, JMFC AND ADDITIONAL M.A.C.T., HONNAVAR AND ETC.,.

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

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI)

1. This appeal is filed by the appellant/claimant challenging the judgment and award dated 08.09.2021 passed in MVC No.198 of 2018 by the learned Senior Civil Judge, JMFC and