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Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; MFA No.1084/2020 c/w MFA No.8116/2018 (MV-D); decided 11.02.2026 by Tara Vitasta Ganju, J. Cross-appeals from MVC No.1788/2016 (Senior Civil Judge & AMACT, Arsikere; Award dated 14.05.2018, Rs.4,65,000 @9%) arising from the fatal accident of 10.03.2016 in which Nagaraju, pillion rider on motorcycle KA.18/EA-4754, died after collision with motorcycle KA.14/TR-38542. Claimant appellants: Kousalya, Savithri, M.N.Divkar, M.N.Sukanaya, M.N.Mamatha (Jagadeesh H.T.); insurer-appellant National Insurance Co. Ltd. (H.R. Renuka); owner-respondent Praveen Kumar. Recomputation: notional income Rs.9,500 p.m. (year 2016); multiplier 5, deceased aged 68 (post-mortem Ex.P14); 2/3 deduction, five dependants; no future prospects; consortium + love and affection Rs.40,000 x 5 = Rs.2,00,000; estate and funeral Rs.15,000 each; total Rs.6,10,000 @6% p.a.; enhancement Rs.1,45,000; deposit within eight weeks. Contributory negligence plea (triple riding, head-on collision; S.128 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988) rejected as unproven. Statutes: S.173(1), S.128, s.166 MV Act. Precedents: Pranay Sethi (applied, no reporter cited); Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Premalatha Shukla, 2007 ACJ 1928 (referred within quoted Tribunal extract). Outcome: MFA 1084/2020 partly allowed; MFA 8116/2018 dismissed.