NHAI appealed against dismissal of its Section 34 arbitration petition challenging an arbitral award in a land acquisition matter. Counsel filed a memo seeking withdrawal; the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn and pending applications did not survive.
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NC: 2026:KHC:30047 MFA No. 859 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. 859 OF 2024 (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.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI PRAKASHA ANGADI B.V., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(VIDE ORDER DATED 01.04.2024, NOTICE TO R3 IS D/W; R2 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
HC-KAR
THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.37(1)(c) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 21.11.2023 PASSED IN A.P.NO.60/2022 ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, DISMISSING THE ARBITRATION 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 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withdrawn .
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.: 3
3 provisions across 2 enactments
National Highways Authority of India, Project Implementation Unit-Mangalore
Sri Maxim John D'Souza
The Arbitrator and Deputy Commissioner, D.K. District Mangalore
The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority NHAI, Mangaluru
PRADEEP SINGH YERUR
As recorded by the court registry
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