National Highway Authority of India v. Smt K M Rajalakshmi Bhandary
Case brief
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Karnataka High Court commercial appeal COMAP No. 319 of 2023 (decided 11.02.2026, bench Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil, judgment per Vijaykumar A. Patil) filed by National Highway Authority of India, Project Implementation Unit Mangalore, represented by Project Director Abdulla Javed Azmi (counsel Prakasha Angadi B.V), challenging the judgment dated 01/07/2023 of the IV Addl. District Judge and Commercial Court, D.K. District, Mangalore in A.P.No.142/2022, which had confirmed the land-acquisition arbitral award C.DIS.ARB(2)NH/LAQ.CR.178/2017-2018 dated 19.04.2022 of the Arbitrator/Deputy Commissioner (respondents included Smt. K.M. Rajalakshmi Bhandary, counsel M. Vishwajith Rai). The appeal objected to the enhancement of compensation at Rs.2,57,000/- per cent. On the appellant's memo dated 02.12.2025, citing approval by the Competent Authority for implementation of the Arbitral Award, the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn. Keywords: NHAI, land acquisition compensation enhancement, withdrawal of appeal, Commercial Court Act Section 13(1)(A), Mangalore/D.K. District.