- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54011 MFA No. 4378 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4378 OF 2024 (AA) BETWEEN: 1. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA PIU MANGALORE DOOR NO. 3-29, BETHEL THARETHOTA NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66) MANGALORE - 575 005 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHOBHITH N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI V PURANDARA ALIAS V PURANDARA BHANDARY MAJOR, BOBBEKERI HOUSE, VITTALA POST, VITTALA KASABA VILLAGE, BANTWAL 2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NATIONAL HIGHWAY 66 NGO BUILDING, NEAR CLOCK TOWER MANGALURU DK DISTRICT - 575 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ARBITRATOR DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU - 575 008 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARSHITH A.S., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54011 MFA No. 4378 of 2024 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.37(1)(c) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DT.02.04.2024 PASSED IN A.P.NO.147/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND COMMERCIAL COURT, D.K, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED U/S.34 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 R/W SEC. 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 10.12.2025 seeking permission to withdraw the appeal. 2. In view of the memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. Respondent No.1/Claimant is permitted to withdraw the amount deposited before the Tribunal. SD/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE KA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6