S R Santhosh Kumar v. B Siddappa @ Siddamurthy
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Bengaluru; MFA No.2830 of 2017 (MV-D) under S.173(1) MV Act; DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION (office objections uncomplied; no representation for appellant); challenge to award dated 06.1.2017 in MVC No.903/2015, I Addl. Senior Civil Judge, IV MACT, Chitradurga; compensation Rs.15,39,000/- with 8% p.a. interest; parties: S.R. Santhosh Kumar (Eicher lorry KA-16-C-0478) v. B. Siddappa @ Siddamurthy, Smt. Savaitramma, Dattatraya T Varpe (milk tanker MH-14-DM1904), Branch Manager Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., Branch Manager Sriram General Insurance Co. Ltd.; appellant's counsel Sri Manjunath N.D. absent; coram Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha; decided 17.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
The appeal stands dismissed for non-prosecution because office objections were not complied with and there was no representation on the appellant's side on call.