- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010436472019 NC: 2026:KHC:50689 MFA No. 8130 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.8130 OF 2019(MV-D) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. VASANTHI AGED 36 YEARS W/O LATE VENKATAPPA GOWDA, 2. PUNEETH AGED 18 YEARS S/O LATE VENKATAPPA GOWDA, 3. MINOR SUNEETH AGED 17 YEARS S/O LATE VENKATAPPA GOWDA, 4. MINOR CHARAN AGED 16 YEARS S/O LATE VENKATAPPA GOWDA, (APPELLANTS NO.3 & 4 ARE MINORS REP BY THEIR NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER / APPELLANT NO.1) 5. SMT.GIRIJA AGED 59 YEARS W/O DHARNAPPA GOWDA, 6. DHARNAPPA GOWDA AGED 72 YEARS S/O THIMMAPPA GOWDA, ALL APPELLANTS ARE R/O BOODUJALU, PENNAJE HOUSE, NIDLE VILLAGE, Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010436472019 NC: 2026:KHC:50689 MFA No. 8130 of 2019 BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHNA KANNADA DISTRICT-574 214 …APPELLANTS (BY SMT.VASANTHI-APPELLANT NO.1 [ABSENT] SRI PUNEETH-APPELLANT NO.2 [ABSENT] SRI SUNEETH-APPELLANT NO.3 [ABSENT] SRI CHARAN-APPPELLANT NO.4 [ABSENT] SMT.GIRIJA-APPELLANT NO.5 [ABSENT] SRI DHARNAPPA GOWDA-APPELLANT NO.6 [ABSENT]) AND: 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KSRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE, KH ROAD, BENGALURU, MANGALURU DIVISION, MANGALURU, KARNATAKA, STATE GOVERNMENT, DAKSHINA KANNADA DIST 575 001. 2. SHRI KRISHNA THALVARA S/O LATE UMANNA THALVARA, R/O HIREKEROOR VILLAGE AND POST, INDI TALUK, VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT 577 601 3. SMT.SUNDARI D/O DHARNAPPA GOWDA, W/O BABY, CHALLATHADKA HOUSE, NOOJIBALTHILA VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DIST 574 201 4. SHEKHARA GOWDA D/O DHARNAPPA GOWDA, R/O BOODUJALU, PENNAJE HOUSE, NIDLE VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DIST 574 214. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BHANU PRAKASH VG., ADV. FOR R1 [ABSENT] V/O/DATED 05.04.2022, NOTICE TO R2 TO R4-DISPENSED WITH) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010436472019 NC: 2026:KHC:50689 MFA No. 8130 of 2019 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.173(1) OF MV ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 04.12.2018 PASSED IN MVC NO.1601/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND MACT, BELTHANGADY, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS APPEAL IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL JUDGMENT On account of death of Sri K. Vishwanatha Poojary, learned counsel for appellants, Court notices were issued to appellants. As per report, they have been served on 05.08.2026. Despite lapse of sufficient time, they have neither appeared nor engaged counsel. This would indicate that appellants are not diligently pursuing appeal. Appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4