New India Assurance Appeal Dismissed by Karnataka Court

Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench

Order Date: 27 November 2024

Case Overview

• Appellant: New India Assurance Company Ltd, represented by Advocate Sri. Ravindra R. Mane.
• Respondents:

1. Soukhya D/o Padmanaba Hegde, age ~27, household, Sirsi.

2. Manjunath Ishwar Sherugar, major, business, owner of Trax Bearing Reg. No. KA-31/8309, Sirsi.

3. Shri Dattatraya Gajanan Hegde, owner of Car Bearing Reg. No. KA-31/N-0049, Sirsi.

4. The National Insurance Co. Ltd, Hubli Regional Office.

• Nature of Proceeding: Miscellaneous First Appeal No.101310 of 2024 (MV) filed under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the Judgment and Award dated 2 January 2024 in MVC No.679/2016 issued by the Senior Civil Judge & Principal Judicial Magistrate First Class Court, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada.
• Court Direction: The Court ordered the appellant to comply with office objections within six weeks, failing which the appeal would be automatically dismissed.

Final Outcome

• The appellant did not comply with the office objections; an endorsement dated 01 February 2025 confirmed the non‑compliance.
• Accordingly, the High Court dismissed the appeal on 27 November 2024, ordering the matter closed without further orders.

Topics: Legal, Insurance