National Highways Authority of India v. Smt Girja
Case brief
What is this about?
NHAI appeal under S.37(1)(c) Arbitration and Conciliation Act against dismissal of its S.34 petition (AP.No.57/2022, I Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mangaluru, order dated 16.04.2024); respondents include the Arbitrator and Deputy Commissioner, D.K. District, the Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority NHAI, and the LRs of Smt. Girja Moolya. Appeal dismissed as withdrawn on counsel's memo at the 'for orders' stage; merits untouched, hence of procedural interest only and of little precedential value. Keywords: NHAI; Section 37(1)(c); Section 34 arbitration petition; Order VII Rule 1 CPC; withdrawal of appeal; Karnataka High Court; Pradeep Singh Yerur, J.; 17-06-2026.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed as withdrawn on the appellant's memo; no substantive relief adjudicated. ¶41-42