- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9013 MFA No. 25521 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 25521 OF 2012 (LAC) BETWEEN: MAHALINGAPPA S/O MALAPPA NIMBARGI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAHALINGAPUR, TQ: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. S.S. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE L.A.O. AND AC JAMKHANDI, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. 2. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KEB, MAHANLINGPUR, TQ: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, JAMKHANDI, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54(1) OF LA ACT, PRAYING TO MODIFY THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 16.08.2012 L.A.C. NO.3111/1998 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, AT MUDHOL AND ENHANCE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FROM RS.6,68,646/- TO RS.7,01,782/- PER ACRE WITH ALL STATUTORY BENEFITS. THIS APPEAL IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9013 MFA No. 25521 of 2012 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that valuation of the subject matter is less than Rs.10,00,000/-, hence, the appeal is not maintainable before this Court. Accordingly, a memo is filed for withdrawn. 2. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file appeal before the District Court. 3. The appellant is entitled to benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Two weeks time is grated to file appeal before the District Court. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE SRA CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 4