- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13565 WP No. 104444 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 104444 OF 2024 (LA-RES) BETWEEN: KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD A CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT BELAPUR BHAVAN SECTOR 11 CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI 400614 REPRESENTED BY SENIOR REGIONAL ENGINEER, KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD. KARWAR SHRI. B.S. NADAGE, S/O. SURENDRA NADAGE, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, AT KARWAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAKESH M BILKI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KONKAN RAILWAY AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KARWAR SUB-DIVISION AT KARWAR-581301. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AT KARWAR-581301. SRI NARASIMHA S/O. RAMACHANDRA PADTI BY LRS, 3. SMT. NAYANA NARASIMHA PADTI 4. SRI. ASHOK RAMACHANDRA PADTI 5. SRI. SUBHASH RAMACHANDRA PADTI Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13565 WP No. 104444 of 2024 6. SRI. KRISHNANAND RAMACHANDRA PADTI 7. SRI. JAGADISH RAMACHANDRA PADTI ALL R/A AMADALLI, KARWAR TALUK-581324. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 PRAYING TO: I) QUASH THE AWARD DATED 22-03-2022 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN BHUSWA:KR-VIVA 28(A)-02/2012-13 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AS ARIBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND HAVING VITIATED AND RENDERED NON-EST AND WITHOUT APPLICATION OF MIND. II) DECLARING THAT, THE AWARD IN BHUSWA:KR-VIVA 28(A)- 02/2012-13 ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AS VITIATED AND NON-EST ON ACCOUNT OF THE ENORMOUS DELAY IN DECIDING THE APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 28(A). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Despite the order dated 15.09.2025, office objections have not been complied with. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13565 WP No. 104444 of 2024 2. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the matter. 3. The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GAB CT:ANB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 47