- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54691 MFA No. 8664 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8664 OF 2025 (RCT) BETWEEN: 1. SMT PUSHPA L C W/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA AGE 45 YEARS 2. SRI. VIKASA. A.B. S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA, AGE 19 YEARS, 3. SRI. KARTHIK.A.B. S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA AGE 17 YEARS, SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY ITS NATURAL GUARDIAN HIS MOTHER ALL ARE R/O ALUR VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUNA G. CONTRACTOR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, HUBLI …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ADITYA SINGH, CGC) Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54691 MFA No. 8664 of 2025 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.23(1) OF RAILWAY CLAIMS ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DT. 23.07.2025 PASSED IN NO. OA II U 219 OF 2015 ON THE FILE OF THE RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU BENCH, ALLOWING THE PETITION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Sri Aditya Singh, learned Central Government Counsel accepts notice for respondent. 2. It is submitted that the claimant No.4- Mahadevappa died, therefore, his share is to be distributed to the claimant No.1. The Tribunal has observed this in para 6 of the impugned order. The Death Certificate of claimant No.4 is produced. Therefore, the share allotted to the claimant No. 4 is to be distributed to the claimant No.1. Therefore, the share whatever amount apportioned - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54691 MFA No. 8664 of 2025 to the claimant No.4 shall be released in favour of claimant No.1. Ordered accordingly. SD/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE PSJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17