- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4255-DB M.F.A. No.400/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.400/2025 (LAC) BETWEEN: SRI. S. RAMANUJA S/O SRI. SANJEEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RF/AT NO.60, 3RD CROSS CHOLURUPALYA BANGALORE 560023. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. V.B. RAVISHANKAR, ADV.,) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD NO.43/3, 2ND FLOOR RP BUILIDNG, N T ROAD BANGALORE 560001. 3. THE SPECIAL ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4255-DB M.F.A. No.400/2025 METRO RAIL, 1ST FLOOR RP BUILDING, N T ROAD BANGALORE 560001. 4. BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD BMTC COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR K H ROAD, BANGALORE 560027. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.S. ARUNA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 74 OF THE RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (3RD RESPONDENT HEREIN) IN CASE NO.KIADB/METRO/BHUSWAR/R2E-38/2024-25, WHEREIN THE 3RD RESPONDENT HAS PASSED AN AWARD DATED 28.06.2024 (ANNEXURE-A) FOR A SUM OF RS.2,66,20,723/- (TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT RS.2,95,78,581/- MINUS INCOME TAX OF RS.29,57,858/-) WITHOUT INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 9% FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY AT THE RATE OF 15% PER ANNUM ON THE AWARD AMOUNT, WHICH WORKS OUT TO RS.6,40,02,782/- AND ACCORDINGLY THE APPELLANT PRAYS THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO DIRECT THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO PAY THE SAID AMOUNT OF RS.6,40,02,782/- (INCLUSIVE OF AWARD PACKAGE AMOUNT OF RS.2,66,20,723/- PLUS INTEREST OF RS.3,73,82,000/-. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4255-DB M.F.A. No.400/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated 30.01.2025 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the appeal. The memo reads as under: "The appellant in the above matter prays that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to dismiss the aforesaid appeal as not pressed and craves liberty to proceed the aforesaid matter, in the interest of justice and equity". 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. In view of the aforesaid memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34