- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9798 MFA No. 4236 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4236 OF 2023 (AA) BETWEEN: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT, DOOR NO.3-29, BETHEL, THARETHOTA, NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66) MANGALORE - 575 005 REPRESENTED BY ITS DGM (TECH) AND PROJECT DIRECTOR …APPELLANT (BY SRI HANUMANTHA REDDY G, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI P JAGANNATH PAI MAJOR, S/O LATE SRI. JANARDHAN PAI, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN, D.NO. 20-14/A, MELKAR HOUSE, PANEMANGALURU POST AND VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK – 574231 2. THE ARBITRATOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.K. DISTRICT. MANGALORE - 575001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI KRISHNAMOORTHY D, ADVOCATE FOR R1 R2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1)(C) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 20.03.2023 PASSED IN ARBITRATION PETITION NO.39/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9798 MFA No. 4236 of 2023 UNDER SECTION 34 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT READ WITH SECTION 3G(6) OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT, 1956. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated 06.01.2025 for withdrawal of the appeal as not pressed. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, appeal is dismissed as not pressed. SD/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3