IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 08^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.15919 OF 2025 (LA - RES)

BETWEEN

1 . SRI M.SUDHAKAR PAI S/O LATE M.KOGGANNA PAI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, ADVOCATE-HIGH COURT, NO.1080, 1^ST FLOOR, 12^TH CROSS, KODANDARAMAPURAM, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU – 560 003.

2 . SRI M.NARAYANA PAI S/O LATE M.KOGGANNA PAI, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, P.O. MANI – 574 253 BANTWAL TALUK (D.K.)

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SR. ADVOCATE A/W SRI KETHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY NATIONAL HIGHWAY - 75 (48), HASSAN, B.C.ROAD DIVISION, NO.HIG-64, D.T.D.C. COURIER OFFICE BUILDING, 1^ST FLOOR, K.H.B. COLONY, CHANNAPATTANA, OPP. NEW K.S.R.T.C. BUS STAND, HASSAN – 573 201 (COMPETENT AUTHORITY UNDER NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA)

2 . THE PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, P.I.U, MANGALURU, DOOR NO.3-29, “BETHEL”, THARETHOTA, NEAR PUMPWELL (NH-66)

MANGALURU – 575 002 (D.K.)

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BIDAN CHANDRA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PADMANABHA HOLLA S., ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA