IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 1321 OF 2025 (AA)

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NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA PIU-MANGALORE, DOOR NO.3-29, BETHEL, THARETHOTA, NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66), MANGALORE-575005.

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…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHOBHITH N SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

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1. SRI. U. K. ABDUL RASHEED signed by NIRMALA S/O. LATE. U.K. ABBAS, DEVI UPPINANGADY OLD GATE, Location: SUBRAMANYA CROSS ROAD, HIGH COURT UPPINANGADY VILLAGE, OF PUTTUR TALUK-574241.

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2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, (NHAI), N.H - 75 HASSAN B C ROAD SECTION, NO. HIG-64, DTDC COURIER OFFICE BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, KHB COLONY, CHANNAPATTANA, OPP. KSRTC NEW BUS STAND, HASSAN-573201.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ARBITRATOR, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU-575008.

…RESPONDENTS (BY MS. ANANYA RAI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. M. VISHWAJITH RAI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. K.S. HARISH, GA FOR R3 R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1)(C) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, AGAINST TH