- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:347 MFA No. 103843 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.103843 OF 2022 (LAC) BETWEEN: THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KNNL, R AND R DIVISION, ATHANI-591304, TAL. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI S.M. TONNE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, HIPPARAGI BARRAGE PROJECT, ATHANI, TAL. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591304. 2. LAXMAN ANNAPPA BADIGER, AGE. 74 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NADNESHWAR, TQ. ATHANI-591304, DIST. BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 05.10.2020 PASSED IN LAC.NO.127/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ATHANI, BY ALLOWING THIS M.F.A WITH COSTS IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 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:347 MFA No. 103843 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the appeal. 2. The said memo and the submission of the appellant counsel are placed on record. 3. Consequently, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the appellant prefer appeal before the Jurisdictional Court. 4. Court fee paid by the appellant while preferring the appeal shall be refunded to the appellant. 5. Registry is directed to return the documents produced along with the appeal memo, to the appellant. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE SRA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 0