- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39685-DB MFA No. 442 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 442 OF 2015 (MV-I) BETWEEN: SRI RANGE GOWDA S/O LATE H.V.SRIKANTE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT #1674, VISHWESHWARAIAH 1ST BLCOK, NAGADEVANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, GNANABHARATHI POST, SHRIKE, BENGALURU -560 056 SINCE PETITIONER BECAME MENTALLY UNSOUND REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE AS HIS NEXT FRIEND SMT. S. SHYLAJA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS …APPELLANT (BY SRI. ABHINAY Y.T, ADVOCATE - ABSENT, VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 02.01.2023 SRI. P.B.NAGRAJU, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39685-DB MFA No. 442 of 2015 AND: 1. M/S SIDDARTHA INFOTECH PVT LTD # 30/1, 2ND FLOOR, NIS IYANGAR ROAD, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-560 020. REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR 2. M/S BAZAZ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD., REPRESETNED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, # 31, T.B R TOWER, NEW MISSION ROAD, NEXT TO BENGALURU STOCK EXCHANGE BENGALURU-560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. A.N. KRISHNASWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 - ABSENT VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 04.01.2024, NOTICE TO R1 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 23.10.2014 PASSED IN MVC NO.9346/2009 ON THE FILE OF THE 12TH ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE, MEMBER MACT, BANGALORE, DISMISSING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39685-DB MFA No. 442 of 2015 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) This appeal has been taken up in the revised call. No one has put in appearance either in the first call or in the revised call either on behalf of the appellant or the respondent. Left with no other choice, we dismiss the appeal for non-prosecution. SD/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34