Smt. Sujathamma v. The State of Karnataka

Order dated

23.02.2021, the same will be considered by the authority in accordance with law.

¶6The submission is placed on record.

¶7Accordingly, this Court pass the following : ORDER

(i) The Writ Petition is allowed in part.

(ii) The impugned General Award dated

29.03.2025 passed by the third respondent at Annexure-B in so far as the petition schedule property is concerned, is hereby quashed.

(iii) The third respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 15.03.2025 in terms of the Government Order dated

23.02.2021 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

(iv) It is needles to state that in the event of any dispute, the General Award stand restored.

(v) Respondent No.3 is at liberty to withdraw the amount deposited before this Court in respect of the schedule land in question."

¶6In light of the observations made in W.P.No.21363/2025, the following order is passed: ORDER

(i) The petition is allowed-in-part.

(ii) The impugned general award dated 29.03.2025 at Annexure-A insofar as the petition schedule property is concerned is quashed.

(iii) Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the case of the petitioner in terms of the observations made above and in terms of the Government Order dated 23.02.2021 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within 3 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(iv) Needless to state, in the event if there is any dispute, the general award at Annexure-A would stand restored.

(v) Respondent No.3 is at liberty to withdraw the award amount, if deposited before the Civil Court in respect of the schedule land in question. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE MCR

e -e1e-eeeee e e NC:(2026:KHC:13670 WP(No.(7402(of(2026 IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU( THDATED(THIS(THE(6 (DAY(OF(MARCH,(2026( BEFORE( THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(S(SUNIL(DUTT(YADAV( WRIT(PETITION(NO.(7402(OF(2026((LA-KIADB) BETWEEN:( , SMT.,SUJATHAMMA, W/O,LATE,KONDAPPA,,, AGED,ABOUT,65,YEARS,,, MALLIYYAPPANAHALLI.,, VEMGAL,HOBLI,,, KOLAR,TALUK,AND,DISTRICT.,, KOLAR-562101., …PETITIONER, (BY,SRI.,RAGHAVENDRA,GOWDA,K.,,ADVOCATE), AND: 1., THE,STATE,OF,KARNATAKA,, DEPARTMENT,OF,COMMERCE,, AND,INDUSTRIES,,,Digitally signedtiby VIKASA,SOUDHA,,, VIDYA0G0R BANGALORE-560001.,, Location: REPRESENTED,BY,ITS,SECRETARY.,HIGH0COURT OF KARNATAKA 2., THE,KARNATAKA,INDUSTRIAL,AREA,, DEVELOPMENT,BOARD,, EAST,WING,,KHANIZA,BHAVAN,,, BANGALORE-560001,,, REPRESENTED,BY,ITS,, CHIEF,EXECUTIVE,OFFICER,,, AND,,EXECUTIVE,MEMBER., 3., THE,SPECIAL,LAND,ACQUISITION,OFFICER,, HEAD,OFFICE,,KIADB,,, NO.14/1,,ARAVINDA,BHAVAN,,, e -e2e-eeeee e e NC:(2026:KHC:13670 WP(No.(7402(of(2026 ST1 ,FLOOR,,NRUPATHUNGA,ROAD,,, BENGALURU-560001, …RESPONDENTS, (BY,SRI.,A.,S.,HARISH,,AGA,FOR,R1;, ,,,,,,SRI.,P.,V.,CHANDRASHEKAR,,ADVOCATE,FOR,R2,AND,3), , THIS,WRIT,PETITON,IS,FILED,UNDER,ARTICLES,226,AND, 227,OF,THE,CONSTITUTION,OF,INDIA,PRAYING,TO,QUASH,THE, GENERAL, AWARD, BEARING, NO.KIADB/LAQ/1928/2024-25, DATED, 29.03.2025, VIDE, ANNEXURE-A, IN, SO, FAR, AS, PETITIONER,LAND,CONCERNED,MEASURING,TO,EXTENT,OF,1, ACRE, 15, GUNTAS, IN, SY., NO.47/2, OF, MALLIYYAPPANAHALLI, VILLAGE,PASSED,BY,THE,R3,ETC.,, , THIS, PETITION,, COMING, ON, FOR, PRELIMINARY, HEARING,,THIS,DAY,,ORDER,WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, CORAM:, HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,S,SUNIL,DUTT,YADAV ORAL(ORDER Learned, Additional, Government, Advocate, accepts, notice, for, respondent, No.1., Sri., P.V., Chandrashekar,, learned,counsel,accepts,notice,for,respondents,2,and,3.,, The,matter,is,taken,up,for,disposal,by,consent., 2. Petitioner, has, sought, for, setting, aside, of, the, general, award, and, further, sought, for, a, direction, that, instead,of,compensation,by,way,of,cash,,in,terms,of,the, Government Order dated 23.02.2021 the developed land may be directed to be offered to the petitioner. 3. It is noticed that the petitioner is the absolute owner of an extent of 1 acre 15 guntas in Sy.No.47/2 of Malliyyappanahalli Village, Vemagal Hobli, Kolar Taluk, Kolar District. 4. It is submitted that the property of the petitioner was notified under Section 28(1) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (for short 'KIAD Act'). Petitioner submits that he is willing for a consent award being passed and that compensation may be granted by way of developed land in lieu of cash compensation in terms of the Government Order dated 23.02.2021. 5. Reliance is placed on the order passed in W.P.No.21363/2025. The relevant paragraphs of the said order reads as follows: "3. The issue raised in this petition regarding prayer (c) to quash the impugned General Award is squarely covered by the several decisions of this Court and one such order is passed in RUKMINAMMA VS STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS - W.P.NO. 3092/2025 D.D. 05.02.2025. Undisputedly, the petitioner's land to the extent of 10½ guntas has been acquired under the notification, and the acquisition proceedings have attained finality. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is willing to accept the developed land by way of a consent award, in terms of the Government Order dated 23.02.2021. 5. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 – KIADB submits that if the petitioner is willing to accept the compensation in accordance with the said Government