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. 100979 OF 2023 (AA) BETWEEN 1 . THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THROUGH ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR, SHRIKANT POTDAR, PIU, DHARWAD, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT PIU, 2ND CROSS, SATTUR COLONY, VIDYAGIRI, DHARWAD. 2 . SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICE AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, NHAI, NH 63, DHARA MAHAL, UBL 5TH CROSS, BASAVESHWAR TEMPLE, DHARWAD ...APPELLANTS (By SRI. B.P. MATHAPATI, ADV., SRI. SAGAR LADDA, ADV. AND SRI. S.G. HIREMATH, ADV.) AND 1 . SUDHA W/O. MAHANTAGOUDA PATIL AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, LAKKUNDI VILLAGE TQ GADAG DIST GADAG 2 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ARBITRATOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GADAG DISTRICT, GADAG ….RESPONDENTS * * * * * ROOPA PATIL Digitally signed by ROOPA PATIL Date: 2025.06.15 20:10:35 -0300 2 This Miscellaneous First Appeal filed under Section 37(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, against the Judgment and Award dated 14.12.2021 passed in Arbitration Petition No. 63/2020 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gadag. 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 to comply with the 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.100979 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