IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.100265 OF 2016 (MV)

BETWEEN:

KUMAR LAXMAN S/O MAYAPPA GUNDI, AGE: 17 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, MINOR, REPRESENTED BY M/G NATURAL FATHER MAYAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA GUNDI, R/O: BENCHINAMARADI, TALUK: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591307.

…APPELLANT (BY MISS PRANJALI G. GODAKHINDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI GIRISH A. YADAWAD, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. MAHANTESH S/O BABANNA WADDAR, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BENCHINAMARADI, TALUK: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591307.

2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., GOKAK BRANCH OFFICER, OPPOSITE RANGE FOREST OFFICE, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI BUS-STAND ROAD, GOKAK, TALUK: GOKAK, DCKLKD+ oA a Hi a0 g crt T 5 Ai ena t 3 TN : ta a 0 Ii 2t l oMD a0 y n R k A 2 : s a AN 6 H i , gS . I D0 i nH g 4h e h E . d a2 K Cr 9 b w A o y 1 u R a5 rd t L : 3 B A o 5ef X :n1 M c9h AN DISTRICT: BELAGAVI-591307. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.ANUSHA SANGAMI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SK KAYAKAMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (THROUGH VC);

NOTICE TO R1 IS SERVED)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT