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Mr. Chittamshetty Ramesh Vs Mrs Roopa K — Motor Accident Claims | Karnataka HC (2026)

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Mr. Chittamshetty Ramesh Vs Mrs Roopa KMr. Chittamshetty Ramesh v. Mrs Roopa K

Dismissed¶34

Mr. Chittamshetty Ramesh v. Mrs Roopa K

Karnataka HC1 Jun 2026MFA/3288/2016

Case brief

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What is this about?

Appeal dismissed for non-prosecution; no-show by appellants on two call-outs. Enhancement claim under Section 173(1) MV Act left undecided. Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; bench: Jayant Banerji (author), Vijaykumar A. Patil; decided 01-06-2026; NC: 2026:KHC:25431-DB. Underlying award: MVC No.1166/2014, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court of Small Causes, Bangalore (SCCH-24), dated 16/09/2015, Rs.43,46,901/-; enhancement sought to Rs.60,00,000/- with 9% interest. Parties: appellants Chittamsetty Ramesh, Chittamsetty Anitha, Chittamsetty Suman (counsel Jayakumara P.P., absent); respondents Roopa .K / M/s Rajesh Travels (R1) and SBI General Insurance (R2, counsel Ravi S. Samprathi). Keywords: MFA MV-D, non-prosecution dismissal, motor accident compensation enhancement, S.173(1) MV Act.

What did the court decide?

Despite the matter being called out twice, no one appeared for the appellants; the Miscellaneous First Appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the compensation of Rs.43,46,901/- awarded in MVC No.1166/2014 should be enhanced to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at the rate of 9% till realization.

Ratio / Principle

Despite the matter being called out twice, no one appeared for the appellants; the Miscellaneous First Appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

M.F.A. No.3288/2016 (MV-D), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (NC: 2026:KHC:25431-DB), decided 01-06-2026 by the Division Bench of Justice Jayant Banerji (per the oral judgment) and Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil. The three appellants (Chittamsetty Ramesh, Chittamsetty Anitha and Chittamsetty Suman) had filed the appeal under S.173(1) MV Act praying to enhance the award of Rs.43,46,901/- passed in MVC No.1166/2014 on 16/09/2015 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court of Small Causes at Bangalore (SCCH-24), to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at 9% till realization. Respondent No.1 was Mrs. Roopa .K w/o K.V. Rajesh, Prop. M/s Rajesh Travels (notice served, counsel side vacant per endorsement dtd 11.07.2016); Respondent No.2 was SBI General Insurance, represented by Sri. Ravi S. Samprathi, Adv. On the day fixed for admission, despite the matter being called out twice, no one appeared for the appellants (their counsel, Sri. Jayakumara P.P., Adv., being marked absent), and the Bench dismissed the appeal for non-prosecution, directing that the trial Court records be returned to the concerned claims Tribunal. No legal issue was argued or decided and no precedent was cited.

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1 - NC: 2026:KHC:25431-DB M.F.A. No.3288/2016

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.3288/2016 (MV-D)

BETWEEN:

MR. CHITTAMSETTY RAMESH S/O LATE SANKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS.

Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

SMT. CHITTAMSETTY ANITHA W/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS.

CHITTAMSETTY SUMAN S/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS.

ALL ARE RESIDING AT 1-374-2 MALAVYA NAGAR, 3RD WARD GUDUR, GUDUR, NELLORE ANDHRA PRADESH - 524102 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.3 7^TH B CROSS, CHANNASANDRA NEAR KASI VISHANATHA TEMPLE BANGALORE - 560043.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. JAYAKUMARA P.P. ADV., [ABSENT])

AND:

MRS. ROOPA .K W/O K.V. RAJESH

2 - NC: 2026:KHC:25431-DB M.F.A. No.3288/2016

…RESPONDENTS

HC-KAR

PROP. M/S RAJESH TRAVELS NO.19/4, T.S.P. ROAD KALASIPALYAM BANGALORE - 560002.

SBI GENERAL INSURANCE NO.3/1, GROUND FLOOR RUKMINI TOWERS NEAR SWATHI HOTEL PLATFORM ROAD SESHADRIPURAM BANGALORE - 560020.

(BY SRI. RAVI S. SAMPRATHI, ADV., FOR R2 R1 SERVICE OF NOTICE IS D/W V/C/O DTD:11.07.2016)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT, PRAYING TO ENHANCE THE AWARD AMOUNT FROM RS.43,46,901/- TO RS.60,00,000/- WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 9% TILL REALIZATION PASSED IN MVC NO.1166/2014 ON 16/09/2015 PASSED BY THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL COURT OF SMALL CAUSES AT BANGALORE (SCCH-24) & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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NC: 2026:KHC:25431-DB M.F.A. No.3288/2016

HC-KAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

( PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI )

Despite the matter being called out twice, no one

appears for the appellants. The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution.

This order has been passed in the presence of

Sri.Ravi S.Samprathi, learned counsel for the respondent No.2.

The trial Court records shall be returned to the

concerned claims Tribunal.

Sd/(JAYANT BANERJI)

JUDGE

Sd/(VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE

BSR

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the compensation of Rs.43,46,901/- awarded in MVC No.1166/2014 should be enhanced to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at the rate of 9% till realization.¶25

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Motor Vehicles Act173(1)¶25

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award in MVC No.1166/2014 dated 16/09/2015 fixing the award amount at Rs.43,46,901/-, which the appellants sought to enhance to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at 9% till realization through this MFA.¶25
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Court of Small Causes at Bangalore (SCCH-24) · 16/09/2015
Prior proceeding
Claim adjudicated as MVC No.1166/2014 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court of Small Causes at Bangalore (SCCH-24), culminating in the award dated 16/09/2015.¶25
Prior proceeding
Tribunal award stood at Rs.43,46,901/-; the appellants filed this MFA under S.173(1) MV Act praying to enhance it to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at 9% till realization.¶25

Parties & counsel

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appellant
Mr. Chittamsetty Ramesh s/o Late Sankaraiah¶9
Sri. Jayakumara P.P.
appellant
Smt. Chittamsetty Anitha w/o Ramesh¶11
Sri. Jayakumara P.P.
appellant
Chittamsetty Suman s/o Ramesh¶12
Sri. Jayakumara P.P.
respondent
Mrs. Roopa .K w/o K.V. Rajesh (Prop. M/s Rajesh Travels)¶17
respondent
SBI General Insurance¶22
Sri. Ravi S. Samprathi

Coram

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Jayant Banerjiauthor¶32
Vijaykumar A. Patilmember¶27

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 1 Jun 2026 · June
Registered: 28 Apr 2016
Case no.: MFA/3288/2016
CNR: KAHC010290362016
Topic: Motor Accident Claims
Bench: Jayant Banerji Vijaykumar A. Patil
Disposal: Dismissed for Non-Prosecution
Case type: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL (MV-D)

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Cite this judgement

Mr. Chittamshetty Ramesh v. Mrs Roopa K, MFA/3288/2016 (KA), decided on 1 June 2026.

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Statutes1

Motor Vehicles Act173(1)

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Procedural history3

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award in MVC No.1166/2014 dated 16/09/2015 fixing the award amount at Rs.43,46,901/-, which the appellants sought to enhance to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at 9% till realization through this MFA.Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Court of Small Causes at Bangalore (SCCH-24) · 16/09/2015
Claim adjudicated as MVC No.1166/2014 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court of Small Causes at Bangalore (SCCH-24), culminating in the award dated 16/09/2015.
Tribunal award stood at Rs.43,46,901/-; the appellants filed this MFA under S.173(1) MV Act praying to enhance it to Rs.60,00,000/- with interest at 9% till realization.

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Bench / Coram

Jayant Banerji and Vijaykumar A. Patil

Parties & counsel