The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority v. Rangamma
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WRIT PETITION NO. 27326 OF 2024 (GM-KEB); decided 07.08.2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravi V Hosmani. Search terms: Indian Telegraph Act 1885 Section 16(3) competent authority to determine compensation; District Judge versus District Magistrate; transmission lines land damage compensation; Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Special Land Acquisition Officer Competent Authority; Rangamma landowner Chikkaballapura/Gowribidanur; quashing of order dated 08.04.2024 in Civil Misc. No.24/2022; remand to District Magistrate held unsustainable; restoration to III Additional District and Sessions Judge Chikkaballapura; Articles 226 & 227 Constitution of India; writ petition allowed, matter restored for fresh determination of compensation entitlement with directions to appear on 01.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned order dated 08.04.2024 in Misc.Case no.24/2022 quashed and the case restored to the file of the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chikkaballapura, to determine whether respondent no.1 is entitled to compensation under Section 16(3) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885; both parties directed to appear on 01.09.2025 without awaiting notice; District Judge to continue proceedings from the stage of framing proper issues, provide opportunity to lead evidence and dispose of the petition in accordance with law.