HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.21812 OF 2022 (LA-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO.21508 OF 2022 (LA-RES)

IN WP No.21812/2022 BETWEEN:

SMT. GEETHA SHIVAMURTHY W/O SRI K. SHIVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MAJOR, R/AT NO.43, ‘SAMRUDHI NILAYA’, 9^TH ‘A’ CROSS, A– SECTOR, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BANGALORE-560064.

…PETITIONER Digitally signed by (BY SRI N. DEVADAS, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR MAHALAKSHMI B M SMT. ANASUYA DEVI K.S., ADVOCATE AND Location: HIGH COURT OF SRI MANMOHIT DAS, ADVOCATE)

KARNATAKA AND:

1. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY (MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS)

G-5 & 6, SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI-110075.

2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY (LA)

CUM SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS – NH-4 (NOW NH-48)

KSRTC DEPOT ROAD, CHITRADURGA-577501.

HC-KAR

3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NH-4, CHITRADURGA-577501.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHOBHITH N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE PETITION IS ENTITLED FOR SOLATIUM AND INTEREST ON THE AMOUNT OF