Smt Nayana Shetty v. Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 by two landowners of Kidiyoor Village, Udupi Taluk against Udupi Gram Panchayath (Ambalapady Village Panchayath), Zilla Panchayath, Deputy Commissioner Udupi and the Directorate of Rural Development & Panchayatraj, over a 12-feet-wide concrete road laid through/along their land (Sy. Nos. 54/6AP3 and 54/6AP4) without consent, acquisition or compensation; KRIDL acknowledged as having formed the road without acquisition; Court disposed of the petition directing determination and payment of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, compliance listed for 25.02.2026. Keywords: land acquisition compensation, encroachment, gram panchayat road, KRIDL, RFCTLARR Act 2013, mandamus representation, Udupi, LB-RES.
What did the court decide?
Respondent Nos.1 (Deputy Commissioner, Udupi District) and 4 (Directorate of Rural Development & Panchayatraj Department) directed to determine the compensation payable to the petitioners in accordance with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and pay the same in accordance with law; petition to be relisted on 25.02.2026 for compliance.