- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51253 MFA No. 8099 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8099 OF 2025 (AA) BETWEEN: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS) PROJECT IMPLEMENT UNIT-MANGALORE NH - 169 (NH-13), SANOOR - BIKARNAKATTE SECTION, OFFICE AT DOOR NO.3-29, BETHEL, THARETHOTA, NEAR PUMPWELL, MANGALORE - 575 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER, ABDULLA JAVED AZMI, WORKING AS THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (TECH.) AND PROJECT DIRECTOR. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NITHYANANDA M.K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. PRATHVIRAJ SHETTY S/O SHANTHIRAJA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 9-74A, "SHANTI", PRANTHYA VILLAGE, MOODABIDRE POST MOODABIDRE TALUK - 574 227 DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 2. THE ARBITRATOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D.K.DISTRICT MANGALORE - 575 001. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51253 MFA No. 8099 of 2025 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.37(1)(c) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DT. 01.08.2025 PASSED IN A.P.NO.32/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K.MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE ARBITRATION PETITION FILED U/S.34 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT R/W 3G(6) OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT, 1956. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated 02.12.2025 seeking permission to withdraw the appeal. In view of the memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE KA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 CT: BHK