A claimant sought enhancement of compensation awarded in a motor accident case under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act. The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and counsel filed a memo stating the appeal did not survive.
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NC: 2024:KHC:186-DB MFA No. 2956 of 2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE H.B.PRABHAKARA SASTRY
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2956 OF 2016 (MV-I)
BETWEEN:
SRI.RAMA S/O GOVINDA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT ONI MANE, KORAVADI, KUMBHASHI VILLAGE, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 257.
…APPELLANT
Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI NAGARAJA HEGDE, ADVOCATE)
AND:
NC: 2024:KHC:186-DB MFA No. 2956 of 2016
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI RAVISH BENNI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R1 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED: 05.01.2016 PASSED IN MVC NO.960/14 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE & MACT, UDUPI (SITTING AT KUNDAPURA), KUNDAPURA, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.
THIS MFA COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, DR.H.B.PRABHAKARA SASTRY, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the appellant who is present physically in the Court files a memo stating that the appellant expired during the pendency of the appeal, as such, the appeal does not survive for consideration.
NC: 2024:KHC:186-DB MFA No. 2956 of 2016
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
PSJ
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri Rama s/o Govinda
Sri Venkatesh s/o Narasimha Sheregara
The United India Insurance Co., Ltd., Kundapura Branch Office
H.B. Prabhakara Sastry
Ramachandra D. Huddar
As recorded by the court registry
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