- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10035-DB M.F.A. No.7867/2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.7867/2019 (LAC) BETWEEN: BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE RARE MATERIALS PROJECT RATNAHALLI, YELAWALA HOBLI MYSURU TALUK. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. UNNIKRISHNAN M, ADV.,) AND: 1. SRI. MALLESHAPPA S/O LATE RAMAIAH R/O ERAPPANAKOPPALU VILLAGE YELAWALA HOBLI MYSORE TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MYSORE SUB-DIVISION MYSORE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RADHA RAMASWAMY, AGA FOR R2) THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD OF THE HON'BLE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, MYSORE IN LAC NO.264/2009, DATED 24.04.2010 BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL & ETC. Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10035-DB M.F.A. No.7867/2019 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the sole contesting respondent has passed away and that the appellants are unable to trace the legal representatives of sole contesting respondent. In the above view of the matter, appeal abates and the same is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59