- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15440 MFA No. 101352 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.101352 OF 2015 (MV-I) BETWEEN: SHRI PRAVEEN S/O. SHIVAJI GIDDE, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: LABOUR (NOW NIL), R/O. 3RD CROSS, KILL, CBT ROAD, HUBLI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. YASH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VITTHAL S. TELI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI BASAPPA BHIMAPPA ITI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARMUNOLI, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. THE MANAGER, RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., HAVING ITS OFFICE AT MAHADEV PLAZA, NEHRU NAGAR, GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15440 MFA No. 101352 of 2015 KOLHAPUR CIRCLE, BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI SACHIN LAXMAN CHAVAN, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NOT KNOWN, R/O. ITAGIMANI ONI, HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 4. THE SR. DN. MANAGER, UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., SRINIVAS TALKIES COMPLEX, 1ST FLOOR, MARKET P.B. NO.54, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. RAWOOTH, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. SURESH S. GUNDI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. N.R. KUPPELUR, ADVOCATE FOR R4; R3-NOTICE DISPENSED WITH) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, PRAYING TO THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 26/02/2015 IN MVC NO.2400/2012 PASSED BY FAST TRACK COURT-II AND ADDITIONAL MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI IN AWARDING THE COMPENSATION OF RS.2,24,000/- AND INTEREST AT RATE OF 9% FROM THE DATE OF PETITION AND MAY KINDLY MODIFIED BY ENHANCING AS PRAYED FOR, WITH 18% INTEREST, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15440 MFA No. 101352 of 2015 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) Heard Sri Yash who represents Sri Vitthal S. Teli, learned counsel on record for the appellant as well as Sri Suresh S. Gundi, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri N.R.Kuppelur, learned counsel for respondent No.4. 2. This appeal is preferred challenging the award that is passed by the Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Belagavi in MVC 2400 of 2012 dated 26.02.2015. The claimant therein preferred the present appeal seeking enhancement in compensation. 3. On this day Sri Yash who represents the appellant fairly submits that the petition claiming compensation was filed by the appellant under Section 163- A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the tribunal has awarded justifiable sum as compensation and therefore there is nothing to say in this appeal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15440 MFA No. 101352 of 2015 4. Having considered the submission thus made and appreciating the fair submission that is made by learned counsel for the appellant, the appeal is disposed of with the following: ORDER The appeal is dismissed without costs. Sd/- (CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE EM CT-MCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22