Smt. Jayalakshmamma 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 awards dated

09.06.2015 at Annexures-A and B are quashed insofar as the petition schedule properties are concerned.

(iii) Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the case of the petitioners 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 awards at Annexures-A and B 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 lands in question. SD/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP

e -e1e-eeeee e e NC:(2026:KHC:7036 WP(No.(3655(of(2026 IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU( THDATED(THIS(THE(6 (DAY(OF(FEBRUARY,(2026( BEFORE( THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(S(SUNIL(DUTT(YADAV( WRIT(PETITION(NO.(3655(OF(2026((LA-KIADB) BETWEEN:( 1., SMT.,JAYALAKSHMAMMA, W/O,LATE,GANGANARASAIAH,,, AGED,ABOUT,76,YEARS.,, 2., SRI.,G,NATARAJ, S/O,LATE,GANGANARASAIAH,,, AGED,ABOUT,52,YEARS, 3., SRI.,B,G,YAUVARAJ,, S/O,LATE,GANGANARASAIAH,,, AGED,ABOUT,50,YEARS, Digitally signedtiby 4., SMT,G,SAVITHA,VIJAYA0P Location: D/O,LATE,GANGANARASAIAH,,, HIGH COURT0OF AGED,ABOUT,50,YEARS,KARNATAKA 5., SRI.,KAMBAIAH,, S/O,LATE,GANGANARASAIAH,,, AGED,ABOUT,76,YEARS,, PETITIONERS,ARE,RESIDING,AT, BEERAGONDANAHALLI,VILLAGE,,, THYMAGONDLU,HOBLI,,, e -e2e-eeeee e e NC:(2026:KHC:7036 WP(No.(3655(of(2026 NELAMANGALA,TALUK,,, BANGALURU,RURAL,DISTRICT,-,562,132, …,PETITIONERS, (BY,SRI.,RAGHAVENDRA,GOWDA,K.,,ADVOCATE), AND: 1., THE,STATE,OF,KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT,OF,COMMERCE,AND,INDUSTRIES, VIKASA,SOUDHA,,BANGALORE-560,001.,, REPRESENTED,BY,ITS,SECRETARY, 2., THE,KARNATAKA,INDUSTRIAL,AREA,,, DEVELOPMENT,BOARD, EAST,WING,,KHANIZA,BHAVAN, BANGALORE-560,001,, REPRESENTED,BY,ITS,CHIEF,EXECUTIVE,OFFICER, AND,EXECUTIVE,MEMBER, 3., THE,SPECIAL,LAND,ACQUISITION,OFFICER, HEAD,OFFICE,,KIADB,NO.14/1,,ARAVINDA,BHAVAN,, ST1 ,FLOOR,,NRUPATHUNGA,ROAD,,, BENGALURU-,560,001, …,RESPONDENTS, (BY,SMT.,SAVITHRAMMA,,AGA,FOR,R1;, ,,,,,,SRI,P.V.,CHANDRA,SHEKAR,,ADVOCATE,FOR,R2,&,R3), , THIS,W.P.,IS,FILED,UNDER,ARTICLES,226,AND,227,OF, THE, CONSTITUTION, OF, INDIA,, PRAYING, TO, QUASH, THE, GENERAL,AWARD,REFERENCE,BEARING,NO.,BANGALORE/ACQ- 2/691/2015-16, DTD., 09.06.2015, VIDE, ANNEXURE-A, ISSUED, BY,R3,IN,SO,FAR,AS,PETITIONER,IS,CONCERNED,AND,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. Petitioners have sought for setting aside of the general awards 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 petitioners. 3. It is noticed that the petitioners are the absolute owners of an extent of 3 acres 7 guntas in Sy. No.16/1 and an extent of 18 guntas in Sy. No.16/2 of Beeragondanahalli Village, Sompura Hobli, Nelamangala Taluk, Bangalore Rural District. 4. It is submitted that the properties of the petitioners were notified under Section 28(1) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (for short 'KIAD Act'). Petitioners submit that they are 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