- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53289 MFA No. 2540 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. 2540 OF 2024 (AA) BETWEEN: NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PIU-MANGALORE, DOOR NO. 3-29, BETHEL THARETHOTA. NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66) MANGALORE - 575 005 REPRESENTED BY ITS DGM (TECH) AND PROJECT DIRECTOR. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHOBHITH N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. RUPEENA LEWIS, MAJOR, W/O LATE STANY D'SOUZA, KUNTU KUDELU, KONDANGAL POST, VITTLA PADNUR VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK. 2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY-66, NGO BUILDING, NEAR CLOCK TOWER, MANGALURU, D.K. DISTRICT - 575 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ARBITRATOR DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU - 575 008. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53289 MFA No. 2540 of 2024 THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1)(c) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 08.01.2024 PASSED IN AP. NO. 155/2023 THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE ARBITRATION PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 34(2) OF A AND AC 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 10.12.2025 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 In view of the memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.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