- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23449 MFA No. 3081 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3081 OF 2015 (LAC) BETWEEN: 1. RANGE GOWDA B. S/O THIMMARAYI GOWDA @ MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT ECHALAHALLY VILLAGE KANDLI POST, KASABA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NARENDRA GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HASSAN. …RESPONDENT THIS MFA FILED U/S.54(1) OF THE LAND ACQUISTION ACT, 1894 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 09.01.2013 PASSED ON LAC NO.53/2011 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, HASSAN, PARTLY ALLOWING THE REFERENCE PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23449 MFA No. 3081 of 2015 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is present and files a memo dated 01.07.2025, which reads as under: "By miscalculation the appeal has been filed before this Hon'ble Court. The office has raised objections regarding maintainability before this Hon'ble Court, ascertaining the factual position it is now learnt that the valuation of the appeal is below 15 lakhs as such the appeal has to be filed before District Judge, Hassan. Therefore the above appeal may be returned in order to represent the same before the concerned jurisdictional Court and further the delay that may be caused due to prosecuting before the wrong forum may be directed to be condoned and further the direction may be issued to the office to transfer the court fee paid on this appeal memo to District Court Hassan where the appeal will be represented in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The said memo is placed on record. 3. In view of the memo, the appeal is disposed of with liberty to the appellant to present the appeal before proper Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23449 MFA No. 3081 of 2015 Office to refund the Court Fee so paid on the appeal memorandum to the appellant with due identification. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1