- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3541 MFA No. 23835 of 2013 IN 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.23835 OF 2013 (LAC) BETWEEN: KARNATAKA NEERAVARI NIGAM LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HBC DIV., ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI K.S. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, HIPPARAGI PROJECT, ATHANI. 2. SRI YALLAPPA GURUNATH ATHANI, DECEASED BY HIS LR’S., 2(A) SMT. KASTURI W/O. YALLAPPA ATHANI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2(B) KUM. LAXMI D/O. YALLAPPA ATHANI, R/O: SATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2(C) KUM. VIJAY S/O. YALLAPPA ATHANI, R/O: SATTI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3541 MFA No. 23835 of 2013 2(D) KUM. ABHISHEK S/O. YALLAPPA ATHANI, R/O: SATTI, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. (CLAIMANTS 1B TO 1D/ RESPONDENTS 2(B) TO 2(D) ARE MINORS REP. BY THEIR MOTHER GUARDIAN SMT. KASTURI CLAIMANT-1(A)/RESPONDENT-2(A) 3. SRI. MAHANTESH S/O. GURUNATH ATHANI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SATTI, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.H., BAGI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (A) AND R3; R2 (B TO D) ARE MINORS R/BY R2 (A); SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ATHANI, IN LAC.NO.216/2011, DATED 13.12.2012, BY LIMITING THE ENHANCEMENT OF MARKET VALUE OF THE ACQUIRED LAND TO RS.2,17,500/- PER ACRE INSTEAD OF RS.2,85,715/- AND ETC., THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3541 MFA No. 23835 of 2013 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) Learned counsel Sri.K.S.Patil appearing for the appellant has filed a memo for withdrawal. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. The Court fee paid by the appellant shall be refunded to the appellant. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE RKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49