- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29068 WP No. 21181 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 21181 OF 2025 (LA-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SUNDARAMMA W/O MUDALAGIRIYAPPA, AGED 79 YEARS, R/O B.H.ROAD, 1ST CROSS, VIDYA NAGAR, HARIGE, WARD NO.14, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNAPPA N.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM ARBITRATOR, NH-206, SHIVAMOGGA- 577 201. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 2. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, KARNATAKA REGION, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NAGASANDRA, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29068 WP No. 21181 of 2025 M.S.RAMAIAH ENCLAVE, BENGALURU-TUMAKURU ROAD, BENGALURU - 560073. 3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY PIU-64, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MUNEENDRA NILAYA, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, MADHUGIRI ROAD, SHIRA GATE, TUMKURU-572106. TUMAKURU DISTRICT. 4. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER CANHAI-206, TUMAKURU SHIVAMOGGA SECTION, BETTADAHALLI COMPLEX, RENUKA SUPER BAZAAR, 5TH CROSS, 60 FT. ROAD, SAPATHAGIRI BADAVANE, TUMKURU-572106. TUMAKURU DISTRICT. 5. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, CANHAI -206, SHIVAMOGGA UNIT, 611-368/368-1, CENTRAL AVENUE, II FLOOR, ABOVE MRF SHOWROOM, NEAR STATE BANK OF INDIA, N.T. ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577202. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29068 WP No. 21181 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1, TO DISPOSE THE CASE NO. LAQ/RHE.206/ ARBITRATION CR 149/2022 BY FIXING TIME, THE COPY OF THE APPEAL MEMO DT. 14.11.2022 AND NOTICES DT. 16.12.2022 AND 15.03.2024 ARE PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES C, D AND G. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court, seeking the following prayer: "i. to issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.1, to dispose the case No.LAQ/RHE.206/Arbitration CR 149/2022 by fixing time, the copy of the appeal memo dt.14.11.2022 and notices dt.16.12.2022 & 15.03.2024 are produced at ANNEXURES 'C', 'D' & 'G'. ii. to grant such other relief's deems fit by this Hon'ble Court, which are not prayed under the facts and circumstances of the case." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29068 WP No. 21181 of 2025 2. Heard Sri. Krishnappa N.R., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and have perused the material on record. 3. The petitioner is the appellant before the First Appellate Court in R.A.No.149/2022. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the matter was reserved for its Orders and no order has been passed despite passage of one year. In that light, he has sought the afore-quoted prayer. 5. The prayer being innocuous to a direction to consider to dispose the appeal within a timeframe. 6. In the light of the submission that the matter was reserved for its Orders, I deem it appropriate to direct the First Appellate Court to dispose the matter within an outer limit of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not earlier. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29068 WP No. 21181 of 2025 With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Ordered accordingly. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 103