- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31400 MFA No. 826 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 826 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 PADMANABHA HOLLA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI PIUS MATHIAS CASTELINO MAJOR, S/O. LATE LOGORY CASTELINO AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN R/A. SACRED HEART JAYASHREE GATE, KULSHEKARA MANGALORE - 575 005. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ARBITRATOR DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALORE - 575 001. 3. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY & THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER MANGALORE, KARNATAKA STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION CLOCK TOWER, HAMPANKATTA Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31400 MFA No. 826 of 2025 MANGALORE - 575 001. …RESPONDENTS THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1)(C) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 16.11.2024 PASSED IN A.P.NO.341/2023 BY I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU AND CONSEQUENTLY, SET ASIDE ARBITRAL AWARD BEARING NO.C.DIS.ARB(1) NH.LAQ.CR.03/2018-19 DATED 21.02.2023 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for appellant has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of this appeal. Placing the memo on record, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. In view of dismissal of the appeal, pending interlocutory application, if any, does not survive for consideration and the same pales into insignificance. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE CPN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8