NHAI appealed against dismissal of its Section 34 challenge to an arbitral award in a land acquisition matter. Counsel filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the appeal; the High Court dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.
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NC: 2025:KHC:52725 MFA No. 5463 of 2023
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 5463 OF 2023 (AA)
BETWEEN:
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT-MANGALORE, DOOR NO. 3-29, "BETHEL", THARETHOTA, NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66), MANGALORE - 575 002, REP. BY ITS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, ABDULLA JAVED AZMI.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI. PRAKASHA ANGADI B.V, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
NC: 2025:KHC:52725 MFA No. 5463 of 2023
HC-KAR
…RESPONDENTS
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.37(1)(c) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DT.23.05.2023 PASSED IN A.P.NO.66/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED U/S.34 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT R/W ORDER VII RULE 1 OF CPC.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR
ORAL JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated
02.12.2025 seeking permission to withdraw the appeal.
In view of the memo, the appeal is dismissed as
withdrawn.
SD/(HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE
KA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14
2 provisions across 2 enactments
National Highways Authority of India, Project Implementation Unit-Mangalore
Sri. K. Sudhakar Nayak
Smt. Prathima alias Nandhini Prabhu
Sri. K. Muralidhar Nayak
Sri. K. Prakash Nayak
Smt. Jyothi alias Premalath Prabhu
Hanchate Sanjeevkumar
As recorded by the court registry
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