H R Lingaraju v. Rajesh C a
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution; Karnataka High Court, M.F.A. No.9805/2018 (MV-I), Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil, oral judgment dated 23-03-2026. Appellant H.R. Lingaraju (claimant); Respondents Rajesh C.A., Shivakumar, and The Manager Sriram General Insurance Co., Ltd. (counsel B.C. Shivanne Gowda for R3; appellant's counsel Manjunath N.D. recorded absent). Appeal under S.173(1) MV Act against award dated 28.08.2018 in MVC No.815/2016, Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Tiptur, partly allowing compensation; enhancement sought; appeal against R1 and R2 dismissed 16.06.2025; no representation on 02.03.2026 and on judgment date; appeal dismissed for non-prosecution. No precedent discussed; no amount awarded in this judgment.
What did the court decide?
As there was no representation for the appellant on 02.03.2026 nor on the day of delivery of judgment, the appellant appeared not interested in prosecuting the appeal; accordingly, the appeal was dismissed for non-prosecution.