- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10218 WP No. 5418 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5418 OF 2025 (GM-AC) BETWEEN: ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., OPP. HIGH SCHOOL FIELD NEAR APOORVA HOTEL, P B ROAD DAVANAGERE, NOW REP. BY THE ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., NO.121, THE ESTATE BUILDING, 9TH FLOOR, DICKENSON ROAD M G ROAD, BANGALORE-560042 REP. BY ITS LEGAL MANAGER, COMPANY IS REGISTERED UNDER COMPANY ACT-1956 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. YALLACHARI R S/O RATNACHARI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O TURCHAGATTA VILLAGE, DAVANAGERE TALUK AND DISTRICT PERMANENT R/O NO.129 1ST MAIN, 10TH CROSS, JAI BHEEMA NAGAR HARIHARA Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10218 WP No. 5418 of 2025 2. AFROJ ABDUL NARANGI S/O ABDUL GANI NARANGI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O NO.705, GUTTURU VILLAGE HARIHARA TALUK AND DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 3. DADAPEER S/O KHALANDAR SAB AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O NO.705, GUTTURU VILLAGE HARIHARA TALUK AND DAVANAGERE DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (R2 AND R3 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER AS PER ANNEXURE-E DATED 16-12-2024 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DAVANAGERE ON APPLICATION BEARING NO.1/2025 FILED UNDER SECTION 5 OF LIMITATION ACT AS PER ANNEXURE B AND NO.3/2025 FILED UNDER APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 166(3) MV (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019, R/W SECTION 151 OF CPC AND 166(3) OF MV ACT IN MVC NO.607/2023 AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10218 WP No. 5418 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER This petition is by the Insurer who is called upon to answer a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [for short, 'the Act'] in the claim petition in MVC No.607/2023 on the file of the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Davanagere [for short, 'the Tribunal']. If the claimant has filed an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of the delay in filing the claim petition, the petitioner has filed an application under Order VII Rule 11[d] of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 read with Section 166[3] of the Act contending that the claim petition is not maintainable because it is filed beyond six months from the date of accident. The Tribunal, by the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10218 WP No. 5418 of 2025 common impugned order dated 16.12.2024, has allowed the application filed by the claimant rejecting the application filed by the petitioner. The question: whether a belated claim petition could be entertained condoning the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is pending with the Apex Court in SLP Nos.8412-8413/2023 and similar matters in the writ petition in WP [Civil] No. 166/2024 and connected matters. It remains undisputed that the Apex Court by its interim order dated 16.12.2025 has observed that the pendency of the writ petitions/special leave petitions before it shall not come in the way of the claim petitions being adjudicated by the Tribunals but with the stipulation that judgments shall not be finalized. This Court is of the considered view that with the afore-stipulation, this petition must be disposed of observing that the Tribunal's impugned order will be subject to the outcome in the pending matters - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10218 WP No. 5418 of 2025 before the Apex Court. With this arrangement, the inquiry into the merits of the claim petition will continue, but the Tribunal will refrain from pronouncing its judgment and award so that the decision on the merit of the claim petition otherwise will be subject to the Apex Court’s decision on the afore question. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV List No.: 4 Sl No.: 54