- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14584 MFA No. 104748 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 104748 OF 2024 (AA) BETWEEN: 1. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THROUGH ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR, MR. M. SHIVAKUMAR S/O. B. MADAIAH, AGE: 54 YEARS, PIU, CHITRADURGA, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT PIU, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (NHAI), NEAR JMIT, NH-48, CHITRADURGA. 2. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICE AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR LAND ACQUISITION, NHAI, KSRTC DEPOT ROAD, CHITRADURGA. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SAGAR LADDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. IRAPPA S/O. GUDDAPPA TIPPASHETTI, AGE: MAJOR, OCCU: AGRICULTURE, R/O. J.P. CIRCLE, NEAR WATER TANK, HAVERI, TQ: AND DISTRICT: HAVERI. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ARBITRATOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.31 11:00:42 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14584 MFA No. 104748 of 2024 THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL; TO QUASH AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 08.08.2022 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT HAVERI IN ARBITRATION PETITION NO.05/2021; AS THE RATE ENHANCED IS VERY EXORBITANT AND THE ARBITRATION ORDER IS BADLY BARRED BY LIMITATION. FURTHER THERE IS A STAY BY HON’BLE APEX COURT ON THIS ENHANCED RATE OF RS.1291.68/SQ MTR IN 7 OTHER CASES AND ETC. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) No representation on appellants’ side. The appeal was filed in the year 2024 and till now, office objections are not complied. This Court does not find any grounds to grant further time. Therefore, the appeal stands dismissed for non-compliance of office objections. Sd/- (CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE VMB CT-MCK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5