Dyavaiah v. State of Karnataka
Land acquisition – Tumkur-Rayadurga new broad gauge railway project
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 25749 of 2022 (LA-RES); decided 16.01.2025 by M.G.S. Kamal J. Five agriculturist petitioners of Honnenahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Tumkur; lands in Sy. No. 13/5 acquired for Tumkur Rayadurga new broad gauge railway project; SLAO award No. SLAO S.R.(Thu-Ra Railway) 06/2011-12 dated 23.10.2013 (Annexure-C) set aside; respondent No.2 directed to pass fresh award under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 following coordinate bench orders in W.P.No.23524-23537/2014 c/w W.P.No.26802-26807/2014 (21.07.2016) and W.P.Nos.13955-56/2018 (21.06.2019); Articles 226 and 227; certiorari and mandamus.
What did the court decide?
Setting aside of award No. SLAO S.R.(Thu-Ra Railway) 06/2011-12 dated 23.10.2013 (Annexure-C) and direction to respondent No.2 to pass a fresh award in terms of the coordinate bench order dated 21.07.2016 in W.P.No.23524-23537/2014 c/w W.P.No.26802-26807/2014 and subsequent similar orders.