Bhagawwa W/O Venkappa Maled Alias Malagar Ag v. Special Land Acquisiton Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
MFA No.101096 of 2023 (LAC); High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, J.; order dated 23.01.2025; dismissal recorded 18.03.2025. Appellants: Bhagawwa, Neelawwa, Mallappa, Vijayakumar and Shantawwa (advocate Aravind.D.Kulkarni) v. Special Land Acquisition Officer UKP Jamakhandi and State of Karnataka (Deputy Commissioner, Bagalkot). Appeal under S.74(1) RFCTLARR Act 2013 against award dated 08.12.2022 in LAC No.524/2018, Jamkhandi (land acquisition compensation). Dismissed for default for non-compliance with office objections; no substantive issue decided; useful only procedurally, not on merits.
What did the court decide?
The Court directed that the appellants be given three weeks to comply with office objections, failing which the appeal would stand dismissed without reference to the Court; following the endorsement dated 18.03.2025 recording non-compliance, MFA No.101096 of 2023 stood dismissed as per the Court order dated 23.01.2025. No point on the merits of the land acquisition compensation claim was adjudicated.