Sri. Chikkanna v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer
Land Acquisition – Enhancement of compensation
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), MSA No. 63 of 2023 (LA), decided 10 March 2025 by Justice Lalitha Kanneganti. Claimants' Miscellaneous Second Appeal under Section 54(2) of the Land Acquisition Act seeking enhancement of compensation for acquisition in the Hemavathi Canal Zone, Tumakuru; challenged judgment dated 11.01.2016 in L.A.C.No.8/1999 (Additional Senior Civil Judge & CJM, Tumakuru, allowing Section 18 reference) as modified by judgment dated 26.11.2019 in RA.No.187/2018 (VII Additional District Judge, Tumakuru). Following the Co-ordinate Bench order in M.S.A.No.68/2023 from the same acquisition, the appeal was allowed: LAC order set aside, matter remanded to the Reference Court for fresh disposal, beneficiaries to be impleaded, liberty to adduce evidence, appearance on 03.04.2025 with a six-month deadline, contentions kept open, and refund of court fee ordered. Keywords: enhancement of compensation; remand to Reference Court; impleadment of beneficiaries; court fee refund; Land Acquisition Act Ss.18, 54(2).