THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 101889 OF 2023 (AA) BETWEEN 1 . LAXMAN S/O RAMAPPA UDAPUDI AGE 68 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE AND ADVOCATE, R/O PRATHAM MY HOUSE BYE PASS ROAD, JAMAKHANDI, DIST BAGALAKOTE-587 301. 2 . SHANKARGOUDA S/O AMMANGOUDA PATIL AGE 58 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE AND ADVOCATE R/O MADHUKESH VIDYANAGAR 3RD CROSS GOKAK, DIST BELAGAVI 591 218. ...APPELLANTS (By SRI. S.S. BETURMATH, ADV.) AND 1 . THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO. 63, DHARA MAHAL 1ST FLOOR, 5TH CROSS, U.B HILL, DHARWAD -580007. 2 . THE MANAGER (TECH ) AND PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT(PIU) 2ND CROSS, SATTUR COLONY ,VIDYAGIRI, DHARWAD-580004. 3 . THE ARBITRATOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA ROOPA PATIL Digitally signed by ROOPA PATIL Date: 2025.06.15 20:10:38 -0300 2 AND ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD DISTRICT, DHARWAD-580 001. ….RESPONDENTS * * * * * This Miscellaneous First Appeal filed under Section 37(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, against the Judgment and Award dated 05.08.2022 passed in Arbitration Petition No. 107/2021 on the file of the III Additional District and Sessions & Spl. Judge, Dharwad. This appeal coming on for orders this day, the Hon’ble Court passed the following; O R D E R Three weeks time is granted for compliance of office objections, failing which, the appeal stands dismissed without reference to the Court. SD/- JUDGE //COPY// As per the endorsement made in the order sheet dated 09.04.2025, the Advocate for appellant has not complied with the office objections. Hence, this MFA No.101889 of 2023 stands dismissed as per the Court order dated 20.02.2025. BY ORDER OF THE COURT SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR. T By: cnb C By: lh