NHAI filed an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act challenging dismissal of its Section 34 petition against an arbitral award. Counsel for the appellant filed a memo seeking withdrawal; the High Court dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.
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NC: 2026:KHC:30051 MFA No. 2724 of 2024
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2724 OF 2024 (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) AND PROJECT DIRECTOR SRI ABDULLA JAVED AZMI.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI HANUMANTHA REDDY G., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH
Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
(NHAI) NH-75, HASSAN-BC ROAD SECTION, NO.HIG-64 DTDC COURIER OFFICE BUILDING 1ST FLOOR, KHB COLONY CHANNAPATTNA OPP.KSRTC NEW BUS STAND HASSAN - 573 201.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI M.B. PRABHAKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1 R3 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.37(1)(c) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 10.01.2024 PASSED IN A.P.NO.207/2023 ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED U/S.34(2) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT R/W 3G(6) OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT, 1956.
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dismissed as withdrawn .
NC: 2026:KHC:30051 MFA No. 2724 of 2024
HC-KAR
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.: 4
3 provisions across 2 enactments
National Highways Authority of India, Project Implementation Unit, Mangalore
Sri N. G. Mohan
The Arbitrator (NH) and Deputy Commissioner, D.K. District, Mangalore
The Competent Authority and the Special Land Acquisition Officer (NHAI), Hassan-BC Road Section
PRADEEP SINGH YERUR
As recorded by the court registry
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