Sri. Shivanna v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer
Land Acquisition – Compensation – MSA under S.54(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 (year as printed)
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; NC: 2025:KHC:24984; MSA No. 41 of 2018 (LA); decided 08-07-2025; Justice H.P. Sandesh (oral judgment); land acquisition compensation enhancement; Section 54(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 (as printed); Special Land Acquisition Officer and Chief Engineer, Hemavathi Canal Zone, Tumakuru; Reference Court LAC.No.2/2012 (Senior Civil Judge, Gubbi, 06.07.2013); first appeal R.A.No.201/2016 (I Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Tumakuru, 04.12.2017); 136 arecanut trees versus award for 88 trees; 28 medium arecanut trees at Rs.1,300/- per tree; 20 small arecanut trees at Rs.600/- per tree; appellate enhancement Rs.7,174/- per tree; statutory benefits; claimant represented by SPA holder Hrinethra; advocates M.B. Chandrachooda, B.S. Guruswamy (AGA), K.S. Bheemaiah.
What did the court decide?
MSA allowed; the impugned rejection of the claim for the value of 28 medium arecanut trees and 20 small arecanut trees set aside; compensation granted at Rs.1,300/- per tree for the 28 medium arecanut trees and Rs.600/- per tree for the 20 small arecanut trees, with all other statutory benefits.