- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10237 WP No. 22159 of 2024 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. 22159 OF 2024 (GM-AC) BETWEEN: 1. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR, RUKMINI TOWERS 3-1, PLATFORM ROAD/ RAILWAY APPROACH ROAD, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560020. REP. BY ITS LEGAL MANAGER. COMPANY IS REGISTERED UNDER COMPANY ACT 1956. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. NAYANA G.S., D/O. SURESH G.H AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS. R/AT NO. 162, 6TH MAIN KGE LAYOUT, RMV 2ND STAGE SANJAYNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560094. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10237 WP No. 22159 of 2024 2. D. GANDHI, NO. 369, 2ND FLOOR, 5TH MAIN, 3RD PHASE, MANJUNATH NAGAR, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 010. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESHA H.E, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. SUNDAR RAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER AS PER ANNEXURE-E DTD 19.04.24 PASSED BY THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, AT BENGALURU (SCCH-13) ON IA FILED UNDER SEC. 151 OF CPC IN MVC NO. 3466/23 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND HOLD THAT CLAIM PETITION AS PER ANNEXURE-A IS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10237 WP No. 22159 of 2024 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.3466/2023 on the file of the II Additional Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru [for short, 'the Tribunal']. The petitioner has filed an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 contending that the claim petition cannot be entertained because it is filed beyond six months from the date of accident. The Tribunal, by the impugned order dated 19.04.2024, has rejected the petitioner’s application. The question: whether a claim petition filed beyond six months from the date of the accident can be entertained 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10237 WP No. 22159 of 2024 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 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. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10237 WP No. 22159 of 2024 The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE nv List No.: 4 Sl No.: 74