Smt Renukamma v. Sri Pradeep Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC MFA 943/2016 (MV-D) decided 20.07.2026; claimants Renukamma, Usha, K.M.Chandrakantha (family of Late K.M.Mallikarjunappa) sought enhancement of compensation from award dated 29.04.2015 in M.V.C.No.206/2013, Additional MACT Harihar, under S.173(1) MV Act against KSRTC (driver Pradeep Kumar, Division Controller Mysore, Managing Director); appeals against R1 and R2 earlier dismissed (orders dt. 28.06.2023 and 05.02.2024); appeal dismissed for non-prosecution as appellants absent despite two call-outs, appellant No.1 dead; coram Jayant Banerji and Vijaykumar A. Patil JJ.; no cases cited, no quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
The Miscellaneous First Appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution: despite the matter being called out twice no one appeared for the appellants, appellant No.1 has died per the office report, and appellant Nos.2 and 3, though served, did not appear.