The Executive Engineer v. Sri M Cholaraj
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation appeal; Upper Bhadra Project, Hosadurga/Chitradurga; MFA under S.74(1) RFCTLARR Act 2013 against allowance of reference under S.64(1) in LAC No.85/2019; withdrawal of appeal on basis of Lok Adalath settlement; acceptance of withdrawal memo; dismissal as withdrawn; refund of court fee under Karnataka Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act; electronic transfer of refunded court fee; no merits adjudication; single-judge bench of Karnataka High Court (Pradeep Singh Yerur, J.), decided 12 June 2026.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed as withdrawn pursuant to settlement between the parties before the Lok Adalath; registry directed to refund the court fee in accordance with the Karnataka Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act by electronic transfer upon the appellant furnishing relevant bank details. ¶28-29