- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:235 MFA No. 104309 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.104309 OF 2023 (LAC) BETWEEN: THE UNION OF INDIA, R/BY DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (L) SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY ZONE, CLUB ROAD, HUBBALLI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI VENKATESH M.KHARVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI RAJASHEKAR S/O. VEERAYYA LOOTIMATH, AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. 2ND CROSS, VIJAYANAGAR, TQ. HUBLI, DIST. DHARWAD. 2. SRI APPASAB S/O. BABASAB KATTIMANI, AGE. 75 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHABARINAGAR, KUSUGAL ROAD, KESHWAPUR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. 3. SRIANWAR S/O. BABASAB KATTIMANI, AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARAVIND NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, KARWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. 4. THE SPL. LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, HUBBALLI-ANKOLA RAILWAY BOARD GAUGE, HUBBALLI. 5. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI R.H. ANGADI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; SMT. MALA BHUTE, AGA FOR R4 AND R5) Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:235 MFA No. 104309 of 2023 THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 26.09.2022 PASSED IN LAC.NO.32/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, DHARWAD AND ETC., THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FURTHER ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) Learned counsel Sri.Venkatesh.M.Kharvi 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 In view of the memo, the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 4.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 returned to the appellant. 5. The amount deposited by the appellant shall be transmitted to the Tribunal. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE PMP/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 16