Sri Ningappa Vs Babu Gurupad Biradar — Motor Accident Claims | Karnataka HC (2026)

Sri Ningappa Vs Babu Gurupad Biradar — Motor Accident Claims | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None — enhancement refused. Tribunal's judgment and award dated 21.02.2025 in M.V.C.No.1156/2022 (Rs.24,76,700/- with 6% p.a. interest from date of petition) confirmed; Respondent No. 2 had already deposited the award amount.

Issue for consideration

Whether the compensation awarded by the Tribunal in MVC No. 1156/2022 was just and reasonable or required enhancement. +1 more

Court's answer

The Tribunal considered all the aspects and granted just and reasonable compensation; there is no reason to interfere with the appeal.

Ratio / Principle

The appeal is dismissed and the judgment and award dated 21.02.2025 in M.V.C.No.1156/2022 of the Tribunal at Holalkere is confirmed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MFA No. 6339 of 2025 (MV-D), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 16.03.2026 by Hon'ble Mrs. Justice P Sree Sudha. Enhancement appeal under S.173(1) MV Act by Ningappa and Drakshayanamma, parents of K.M.Manjunath (aged 20, who died after the motor accident of 29.05.2022), against the judgment and award dated 21.02.2025 of the Senior Civil Judge and Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Holalkere in MVC No. 1156/2022, which had awarded Rs.24,76,700/- with interest at 6% p.a. from the date of the petition against a claimed Rs.55,00,000/- (notional income taken at Rs.15,500/- for want of income proof; multiplier 18; future prospects 40%; 50% deducted towards personal expenses). The Court set out its own computation — loss of dependency Rs.23,43,600/-, consortium Rs.96,000/- (Rs.48,000/- to each parent), conventional heads Rs.36,000/-, total Rs.24,75,600/- — held the Tribunal had considered all aspects and granted just and reasonable compensation, found no reason to interfere, dismissed the appeal and confirmed the Tribunal's judgment and award. Respondent No. 2 (Manager, Cholamandalam M.S General Insurance Company Ltd.) had already deposited the award amount with 6% interest; notice to Respondent No. 1 (owner of car bearing regn. KA-28/Z-7519) had been dispensed with v/o 18.12.2025. No precedent was cited in the judgment.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6339 OF 2025 (MV-D)

BETWEEN:

SRI NINGAPPA S/O THIMMAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,

SMT. DRAKSHAYANAMMA S/O THIMMAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,

BOTH ARE R/O KUNAGALI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOLALKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRIC T577 526

Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. SHIVAKUMARAPPA T C., ADV.)

AND:

BABU GURUPAD BIRADAR S/O GURUPAD BIRADAR, MAJOR,

R/O NEAR BDE LADIES HOSTEL, KALIKA NAGAR,

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VIJAYAPURA (BIJAPURA ) DISTRICT 586 103 OWNER OF THE CAR BEARING REG NO.KA-28/Z-7519

THE MANAGER CHOLAMANDALAM M.S GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., NO.9/1, ULSOOR ROAD, BANGALORE 560042

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. MALLIKARJUNA REDDY N.A., ADV. FOR

SRI. B.PRADEEP, ADV. FOR R2,

V/O DTD. 18.12.2025 NOTICE TO R1 D/W)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.173(1) OF MV ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DT. 21.02.2025 PASSED IN MVC NO. 1156/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HOLALKERE, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION, AND ETC.,

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA

ORAL JUDGMENT

Heard the arguments of both the sides.

This appeal is filed against the judgment and award passed in M.V.C.No.1156/2022 dated 21.02.2025 by the Court of Senior Civil Judge and Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Holalkere.

K.M.Manjunath S/o Ningappa met with an

accident on 29.05.2022 and died subsequently. His parents filed a claim petition claiming compensation of 55,00,000/-. The Tribunal after considering the facts and circumstances and evidence on record, has awarded the compensation of Rs.24,76,700/- along with interest at the rate of 6% p.a., from the date of the petition till realization.

Aggrieved by the said order, he preferred an

appeal and mainly contended that K.M.Manjunath was

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doing agricultural work and earning Rs.40,000/- per month. But the Tribunal granted meagre amount on the other heads. Therefore, he requested for enhancement of the compensation.

It is stated that K.M.Manjunath was earning Rs.40,000/- per month. As there is no income proof, his notional income was rightly considered by the Tribunal as Rs.15,500/-. As he was aged 20 years, the multiplier is to be taken as ‘18’. He is entitled for the future prospects at 40%, as he was a bachelor, 50% is to be deducted towards his personal expenses, then towards ‘ loss of

dependency’ it would come to an amount of Rs.23,43,600/- (15,500 + 40% X 12 X 18-50%).

Parents are entitled for ‘ consortium’ of Rs.48,000/by each of them i.e., Rs.96,000/- (Rs.48,000/X 2) and Rs.36,000/- under ‘the conventional heads’ .

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Thus, in all, compensation awarded by this

Court is as below:

Sl.Nos.	Particulars	Amount in Rs.
1	Towards loss of dependency	23,43,600/-
2	Towards loss of consortium	96,000/-
3	Towards conventional heads	36,000/-
	Total	24,75,600/-

The Tribunal considered all the aspects and rightly granted just and reasonable compensation. There is no reason to interfere with the said appeal. Respondent No.2 has already deposited the award amount with interest at the rate of 6% per annum.

In the result, the following order is passed:

ORDER

i. This appeal is dismissed .

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ii. The judgment and award passed in M.V.C.No.1156/2022 dated 21.02.2025 by the Court of Senior Civil Judge and Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Holalkere, is confirmed.

Sd/(P SREE SUDHA) JUDGE

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