Shivalingappa v. Special Land Acquisition Officer
Land Acquisition – Enhancement of compensation
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; MSA No. 64 of 2018 (LA); NC: 2025:KHC:18903; Justice H.P. Sandesh (oral judgment, 04.06.2025); dismissal for non-compliance with office objections and non-diligent pursuit by counsel; appellant Shivalingappa s/o Nanjundappa (Kaggere Village, Cheluru Hobli, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakuru); respondents: Special Land Acquisition Officer and Chief Engineer, Hemavathi Canal Zone, Tumakuru; Section 54(2) Land Acquisition Act; Section 18 Land Acquisition Act; enhancement of compensation; R.A.No.42/2015 (decided 12.04.2017); LAC No.537/2006 (award dated 02.03.2012); Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Gubbi; Additional District and Sessions Judge Tumakuru; earlier dismissal dated 27.10.2021 recalled on 12.12.2024; delay of 983 days condoned; advocate Shantharaj K.; no compensation amount awarded in this judgment.
What did the court decide?
As office objections were not complied with till date and the counsel for the appellant was not pursuing the matter diligently, no purpose would be served in keeping this matter pending from 2018 to 2025 for compliance.