Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:30695; HC-KAR; MFA No. 4431 of 2015 (MV-I); High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; decided 07.08.2025 by Hon'ble Mrs. Justice P Sree Sudha. Appellant Basavaraja v. Respondents Mahalingappa and Manager, Sri Rama General Insurance Co. Ltd.; appellant's counsel Sri K R Lingaraju; respondent 2's counsel Sri A N Krishna Swamy; R1 served unrepresented. Appeal under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against judgment and award dated 12.02.2015 in MVC No.808/2013, Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, MACT, Arsikere, which dismissed the claim petition for compensation owing to discrepancy in the date of accident (MLC register/RW1: 06.09.2012 vs Ex.P1–P5/appellant: 07.09.2012). Outcome: appeal allowed, matter remanded with liberty to adduce medical evidence, fresh disposal within 3 months; parties to appear on 01.09.2025. No compensation amount involved; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed and remanded back to the tribunal with permission to adduce medical evidence; tribunal directed to record the medical evidence and dispose of the matter afresh within 3 months from the date of the order; Registry directed to send the records in 10 days; parties directed to appear before the tribunal on 01.09.2025.