Veerappaji v. Special Land Acquisition Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; MSA No. 74 of 2023 (LA); Miscellaneous Second Appeal; Justice Lalitha Kanneganti; decided 10.03.2025; Land Acquisition Act S.54(2) and S.18(1); Hemavathi Reservoir Project (HNP), Hassan; Holenarasipura; claimant Veerappaji; enhancement of compensation; LAC Appeal No.174/2016 (Principal District Judge, Hassan, 12.09.2018); LAC No.82/2010 (Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Holenarasipura, 16.12.2011); First Appellate Court order set aside; remand to Reference Court for fresh disposal; beneficiary to be impleaded as party; liberty to adduce evidence; appearance 03.04.2025; disposal within six months; contentions kept open; court fee refund; follows Co-ordinate Bench order in M.S.A. No.68/2023; pending IAs closed.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed: First Appellate Court order dated 12.09.2018 in L.A.C.(Appeal) No.174/2016 set aside; matter remanded to the Reference Court for fresh disposal; beneficiary to be made a party before the Reference Court; liberty to both parties to adduce further evidence; parties to appear before the Reference Court on 03.04.2025 with disposal within six months; all contentions kept open; court fee paid by the claimant to be refunded; pending IAs stand closed.