- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16255 MFA No. 6629 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6629 OF 2022 (LAC) BETWEEN: THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD, KAVERI BHAWANA BENGALURU - 560 009. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. H L PRADEEP KUMAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: HANUMANTHAIAH S/O LATE KARIYAPPA MAJOR BATAWADI, TUMKUR TALUK - 572 102 …RESPONDENT THIS MFA FILED U/S 54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 05.10.2021 PASSED IN LAC.NO.4/1997 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, TUMAKURU, PARTLY ALLOWING THE REFERENCE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 18(1) OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16255 MFA No. 6629 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL JUDGMENT As the present Miscellaneous First Appeal is valued less than Rs.10,00,000/-, the appeal is not maintainable before this Court. Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo to that effect, which reads as under: " It is respectfully submitted that the Appellant may be permitted to withdraw the present case. This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to grant liberty to file an Miscellaneous Appeal before the Prl. District Court at Tumkur. It is further prayed that time spent in prosecuting the present proceedings before this Hon'ble Court may kindly be excluded for the purpose of limitation." 2. With liberty to file Miscellaneous appeal before the appropriate Court, the Miscellaneous First Appeal stands disposed of. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16255 MFA No. 6629 of 2022 3. The delay in prosecuting the appeal before this Court is available to the appellant before the Principal District Court, Tumkur. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA PHM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1