The High Court dismissed the Miscellaneous First Appeal as withdrawn and infructuous because the underlying enhancement claim had already been settled in a separate Lok-Adalat proceeding concerning MFA No. 294/2022.
The appeal was dismissed as withdrawn.
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NC: 2023:KHC:25291 MFA No. 301 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 301 OF 2020 (MV-I)
BETWEEN:
SMT. V.KAMALA, W/O SAMPATH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT C/O RAMARAJU, NO.347, VISHWAMANAVA ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSURU-570 023.
…APPELLANT
(BY SMT SUMA K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI PADMANABHA KEDILAYA V., ADVOCATE [V/C])
AND:
Digitally signed by T S NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka
S/O LATE N.D. SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO.31/A, PREMA NIVASA, NEAR POST OFFICE, NAGANAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK - 570 003.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT MANJUAL N. TEJASWI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 [V/C]; R1 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED.)
NC: 2023:KHC:25291 MFA No. 301 of 2020
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 02.07.2019 PASSED IN MVC NO. 600/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDGE, PRINCIPAL COURT OF SMALL CAUSES, AS A PRESIDING OFFICER, MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, MYSURU, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENCHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and respondent No.2.
NC: 2023:KHC:25291 MFA No. 301 of 2020
Learned counsel for the appellant is permitted to file memo for withdrawal within a period of two days from today.
Sd/JUDGE
NR/-
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the present appeal was maintainable after the claimant settled a separate enhancement appeal in the Lok-Adalat.
Whether the appellant's appeal should be dismissed as withdrawn and infructuous.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SMT. V.KAMALA
N.S.NAVEEN KUMAR
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD.
C M JOSHI
As recorded by the court registry
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