- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36554 MFA No. 768 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 768 OF 2024 (LAC) BETWEEN: SRI K V NAGARAJU S/O VENKATARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/A KARAGADA VILLAGE AND POST KASABA HOBLI, BELUR TALUK, HASSAN-573115 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SADASHIVAIAH K. G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITON OFFICER HRP-2, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573201 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573201 …RESPONDENTS THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 12.08.2005 PASSED IN LAC NO.251/2000 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE(SENIOR DIVISION) HASSAN, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FILED U/S.18(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36554 MFA No. 768 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT The appellant/petitioner's claim amount is below Rs.10,00,000/-. Therefore, the appeal is maintainable before the District Court as per Section 19(1) of the Karnataka Civil Courts Act, 1964. 2. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as not maintainable before this Court. However, liberty is reserved to the appellant to file appeal before the District Court. 3. The time spent for prosecuting the appeal before this Court is excluded for the purpose of limitation as per Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963. 4. Registry is directed to return all the original copies to the appellant. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE KA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7