Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench
Order Date: 25 November 2024
Case Overview
- Appellant: New India Assurance Company Ltd, represented by its duly constituted attorney Sri Ravindra R. Mane.
- Respondents: (1) Divya, daughter of Prabhakar Hegde, age ~31, household, residing Iraguli, Noornalli, Sirsi‑581401; (2) Manjunath Ishwar Sherugar, major, business, residing Koralakatta, Sirsi‑581318 (owner of Trax Bearing Reg. No. KA-31/8309); (3) Shri Dattatraya Gajanan Hegde, residing Gonasarimane, PO Manchikeri, Taluk Yellapur‑581347 (owner of the Car Bearing Reg. No. KA-31/N-0049).
- Nature of Proceeding: Miscellaneous First Appeal filed under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the Judgment and Award dated 02 January 2024 passed in MVC No.675/2016 by the Senior Civil Judge and Principal Judicial Magistrate First Class Court, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada.
- Procedural History: The Court ordered the appellant to comply with the office objections within six weeks, warning that failure to do so would result in automatic dismissal of the appeal.
Final Outcome
- An endorsement dated 03 February 2025 recorded that the appellant’s advocate had not complied with the office objections.
- Accordingly, the Miscellaneous First Appeal No.101308 of 2024 was dismissed, as per the Court’s order dated 25 November 2024.
Topics: Motor Vehicles Act, Insurance Litigation, Court Dismissal