Sri a Srinath v. the Divisional Controller
Case brief
What is this about?
MFA No. 4799 of 2019 (MV-D), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 10.06.2026; bench: Justice Jayant Banerji (author) and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju. Appellants A. Srinath and Manjegowda K. vs Divisional Controller KSRTC, Chikkodi Division, Belagavi. Filed under Section 173(1) MV Act seeking setting aside and enhancement of the award dated 28.01.2019 in M.V.C.No.719/2018 of the 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan (Channarayapatna), which had partly allowed the motor vehicle accident compensation claim. Dismissed for non-prosecution due to absence of appellants/appellants' counsel; no ruling on merits; useful only for procedural outcome, not for any legal proposition.
What did the court decide?
On 10.06.2026, when the matter was called out, no one appeared for the appellants, and the miscellaneous first appeal was dismissed for non-prosecution. The merits of the enhancement claim were not addressed.