- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010509422026 NC: 2026:KHC:45386 MFA No. 5545 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.5545 OF 2026 (LAC) BETWEEN: 1. SURESH PRABHU S/O. PANDURANGA @ RAMADASA PRABHU AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. 2. SIDHARTHA S/O. SURESH PRABHU AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS. 3. SAMARTHA S/O. SURESH PRABHU AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS. ALL RESIDING AT NH.17 MANOOR VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT. …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. SHIVANI SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY NATIONAL HIGHWAYS – NH 17. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUNDAPURA. 3. THE MANAGER UDUPI PCARD BANK UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT. Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010509422026 NC: 2026:KHC:45386 MFA No. 5545 of 2026 4. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALUK. 5. DIRECTORATE ENFORCEMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BANGALORE ZONAL OFFICE NO.9/1, STATE BANK ROAD BEHIND INDIA GARAGE BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894 READ WITH SECTION 96 READ WITH ORDER XLI OF CPC, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05.03.2026 PASSED IN LAC.NO.37/2024 BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI AND ETC. 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 appellants, who is present before the Court, has filed a memo seeking conversion of this appeal into Regular First Appeal (RFA). 2. The said memo is taken on record. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010509422026 NC: 2026:KHC:45386 MFA No. 5545 of 2026 3. In view of the memo, the appellants are permitted to convert this appeal into Regular First Appeal (RFA) in accordance with law. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed off for statistical purposes. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE CPN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14