Smt. Anjala Nirmala, v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; decided 09-01-2025; single judge M.G.S. Kamal; Writ Petition No. 35216 of 2024 (LA-RES) under Article 227, Constitution of India; petitioners Anjala Nirmala, Megha Sheethal S and Grecilda Jeniphar (legal heirs of late Sagayaraj B); respondents State of Karnataka, Assistant Executive Engineer NH Sub-Division Chikkaballapura, and Special Land Acquisition Officer/Competent Authority NH; subject: threatened highway-widening acquisition/demolition and dispossession without due process, objections or award; parity relied on Coordinate Bench orders W.P.No.25258/2024, W.P.No.25339/2024, W.P.No.27316/2024 (Annexures-L, L1, L2); result: petition disposed - no dispossession without due process till lawful acquisition completed, liberty reserved to acquire for road widening; no compensation quantum fixed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on similar lines to the Coordinate Bench orders: respondents restrained from dispossessing the petitioners without due process of law until completion of the lawful acquisition process, with liberty reserved to the respondents to acquire the petitioners' properties if they intend to widen the road.