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Sri P Shankarappa @ Shivashankarappa v. the Spl. Land Acquisition Officer

Karnataka HC10 Dec 2025MSA/47/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Keywords: land acquisition compensation appeal; Section 54(2) Land Acquisition Act; Section 18(1) reference; Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; Hassan district; Channarayapatna; LAC.31/2014; LAC (Appeal) No.81/2023; Senior Civil Judge and JMFC; 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge; Cauvery Water Nigam Limited; Hemavathi Project; dismissal for non-compliance of office objections; counsel absent; no representation; no merits decided. Useful only to note that the first appeal against the partly allowed Section 18(1) reference stood confirmed by default, not by adjudication.

What the court decided

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Sri P Shankarappa @ Shivashankarappa Vs the Spl. Land… — Land Acquisition | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC:52394 MSA No. 47 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL NO. 47 OF 2024 (LA)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. P SHANKARAPPA @ SHIVASHANKARAPPA S/O PAPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT KODIHALLI DAKALE, THIMLAPURA VILLAGE, BAGURU HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 116

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…APPELLANT

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(BY SRI. L.P. SURESH, ADVOCATE (ABSENT))

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AND:

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THE SPL. LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HRP - 2, HASSAN HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 232

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Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka

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EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CAUVERY WATER NIGAM LIMITED, HEMAVATHI PROJECT CHANNARAYAPATNA HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 116

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EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CAUVERY WATER NIGAM LIMITED WATER SURFACE DATA CENTER, BUILDINGS, 3 AND 4^TH CROSS ROAD, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560 009

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. GOPALKRISHNA SOODI, AGA FOR R1)

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NC: 2025:KHC:52394 MSA No. 47 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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THIS MSA IS FILED UNDER SEC.54(2) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 01.09.2023 PASSED IN LAC (APPEAL) NO.81/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE 4^TH ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HASSAN DISTRICT, AT CHANNARAYAPATNA, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND FILED AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 18.08.2016 PASSED IN LAC.31/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNARAYAPATNA. PARTLY ALLOWING THE REFERENCE PETITION FILED UNDER 18(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT.

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THIS MSA, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

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ORAL JUDGMENT

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Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No

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representation.

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Order sheet dated 03.12.2025 reads a under:

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"Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation.

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The matter is listed for eight time to comply with office objections. Sill, the office objections are not complied with. I do not find any reason to adjourn the matter.

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However, to afford one more opportunity, list finally on 10.12.2025."

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NC: 2025:KHC:52394 MSA No. 47 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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