- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25579-DB MFA No. 845 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.845 OF 2025 (AA) BETWEEN: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT, DOOR NO.3-29, BETHEL, THARETHOTA, NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66), MANGALORE-575 005, REPRESENTED BY ITS DGM (TECH) & PROJECT DIRECTOR SRI. ABDULLA JAVED AZMI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI PRASAD K.R. RAO, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PADMANABHA HOLLA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. FRANCIS REGO, MAJOR S/O. LATE SUZA REGO, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT GEO COMPOUND, JAYASHREE GATE, KULSHEKARA, MANGALORE - 575 005. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & ARBITRATOR, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALORE - 575 001. 3. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY & THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER MANGALORE, KARNATAKA STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25579-DB MFA No. 845 of 2025 CLOCK TOWER, HAMPANKATTA, MANGALORE - 575 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI CHIDANANDA KEDILAYA M., ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI K.S. HARISH G.A., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1)(C) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 23.11.2024 PASSED IN A.P.NO.331/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 34(2) OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT READ WITH SECTION 3G(5) OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT. 1956, AS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant seeks to withdraw the present appeal. 2. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE MBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4