Rangaswamaiah v. Special Land Acquisition Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition enhancement appeal (MSA No. 65 of 2018, Sec. 54(2) Land Acquisition Act) dismissed for non-prosecution on 04.06.2025 by H.P. Sandesh J.: office objections uncomplied despite recall (order dated 12.12.2024) of the earlier dismissal dated 17.09.2021; 983-day delay in recalling application condoned; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Since office objections were not complied with even after the recall of the dismissal order, and the counsel for the appellants was not pursuing the matter diligently, no purpose would be served in keeping the MSA pending from 2018 to 2025 for compliance; accordingly, the MSA is dismissed. ¶27