The Special Land Acquisition Officer v. Somappa Maliyappa Sonnad
Land acquisition – Upper Krishna Project
Case brief
What is this about?
MSA No.100124 of 2020 (LA), High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, decided 07.01.2025 by Hanchate Sanjeevkumar J. SLAO, Upper Krishna Project, Bilagi (Bagalkot district) challenged as excessive the enhancement of land-acquisition compensation to Rs.2,64,375/- per acre for lands acquired under preliminary notification dated 18.01.2003 (award 11.11.2003); the reference Court (Civil Judge (SD), Bilagi, LAC No.979/2005 dt.06.03.2008) had fixed Rs.1,84,000/- per acre excluding poth kharab. Relying on parity with this Court's earlier awards in MFA No.22347/2009 (dt.14.06.2011) and MFA No.20182/2010 with connected cases (dt.09.09.2011) for the same project, the enhanced compensation was confirmed with statutory benefits, costs and interest; appeal dismissed. Keywords: Section 54(2) Karnataka Amendment, Land Acquisition Act 1894, Upper Krishna Project, quantum, parity, poth kharab, UKP Bilagi.