MFA/102128/2020 of SMT.LAXMIBAI W/O RAMESH WARAD ALIS VARAD Vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR on 15 July 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST 2023

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102128 OF 2020 (MV-D)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. LAXMIBAI

W/O RAMESH WARAD ALIAS VARAD,

AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,

2. KUMARI RAKSHITHA

D/O RAMESH WARAD ALIAS VARAD,

AGE: 10 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT,

3. KUMARI RANJITHA

D/O RAMESH WARAD ALIAS VARAD,

AGE: 9 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT,

4. KUMAR KARTIK

S/O RAMESH WARAD ALIAS VARAD,

AGE: 8 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT,

5. KUMARI KAVYA

D/O RAMESH WARAD ALIAS VARAD,

AGE: 8 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT,

(APPELLANTS NOS.2 TO 5 ARE MINORS

REPRESENTED BY M/G MOTHER APPELLANT NO.1)

6. SMT. SAVAKKA W/O MALLAPPA WARAD @ VARAD, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD, ALL ARE R/O: RANTUR, TQ: SHIRAHATTI, DIST: GADAG, NOW AT HUBBALLI.

(SINCE THE PETITIONER NO.7 IN MVC.NO.994/2015

IS NOT MADE AS A PARTY TO THE PRESENT

APPEAL AS HE IS DEAD)

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI.CHANDRASHEKHAR.M.HOSAMANI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,

NWKRTC, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI- 580010.

2. SELF INSURANCE FUND,

NWKRTC, GOKUL ROAD,

HUBBALLI- 580010.

3. IRAYYA S/O BHIKSHAYYA SALIMATH,

AGE: MAJOR, OCC: ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR,

AND OWNER OF THE TATA ACE VEHICLE,

R/O: SOMESHWAR NAGAR, MUKTIMANDIR ROAD,

LAXMESHWAR, TQ: SHIRAHATTI- 582116,

DIST: GADAG.

4. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.,

BY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER,

DIVISIONAL OFFICE, ENKAY COMPLEX,

KESHWAPUR, HUBBALLI- 580023,

(POLICY NO. 471101/31/2016/1258)

... RESPONDENTS

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This Miscellaneous First Appeal filed Under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act 1988, against the Judgment and Award dated 27TH DAY OF

SEPTEMBER 2017 passed in MVC No.994/2015 on the file of the I

Additional Senior Civil Judge and Additional MACT, Hubballi, at Hubballi.

This appeal coming on for orders this day, the Hon’ble Court passed the following;