Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited v. the Special Land Acquisiton Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL, Bhima Lift Irrigation Division, Afzalpur) v. Special Land Acquisition Officer, Bennethora Project, Kalaburagi and Respondents 2-69 (agriculturists of Allagi (B), Tq. Afzalpur, Dist. Kalaburagi); WP No. 200809 of 2023 (LA-RES), High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, decided 09.04.2025 (NC: 2025:KHC-K:2267); certiorari sought against SLAO order dated 22.01.2021 (Annexure-D, No.BHUSWA/II/BLI/III/33/07-08) and mandamus sought restraining interest under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894; dismissed for non-compliance of office objections; merits not adjudicated; no case law cited.
What did the court decide?
The Court found no grounds whatsoever to extend further time for compliance of office objections, which had remained non-complied for more than two years since filing in January 2023, and accordingly dismissed the writ petition for non-compliance of office objections. The merits of the challenge to the SLAO order were not adjudicated.