- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1837 MFA No. 103541 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.103541 OF 2024 (LAC) BETWEEN: LOKANNA S/O. HANAMAPPA BADNIKAI, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HALAKI VILLAGE, POST. NINGAPUR, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI PAVAN B.DODDATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MALAPRABHA PROJECT-III, DHARWAD. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER M.B.C. DVN. 1, GADDANKERI, BAGALKOT. …RESPONDENTS THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54 (1) OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT, PLEASED TO MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 16.09.2010 IN LAC NO.65/2005, PASSED BY THE COURT OF ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, JAMKHANDI SITTING AT MUDHOL, ENHANCING THE COMPENSATION AWARDED, BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1837 MFA No. 103541 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) Learned counsel Sri.Pavan B. Doddalli appearing for the appellant has filed a memo for withdrawal with liberty to prefer the appeal before the Court having pecuniary jurisdiction. 2. Memo and submission of the learned counsel is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file appeal before the appropriate Court. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE RKM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 55