Sri Dhyamappa v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer
Land Acquisition – Maintainability of appeal
Case brief
What is this about?
MFA No. 5069 of 2026 (LAC), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur), oral judgment dated 10-07-2026: appeal under Section 54(2) of the Land Acquisition Act against dismissal of claim petition under Section 18(3)(b) of the Karnataka Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LA.Mis.No. 54/2020, Prl. Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Shivamogga); Registry's maintainability objection sustained; appeal dismissed as not maintainable; liberty reserved to move the appropriate forum; time spent before the High Court to be condoned; certified copies to be returned to appellant's counsel.
What did the court decide?
No relief on merits; liberty reserved to the appellant to move the appropriate forum for appropriate relief, with the time spent in these proceedings to be condoned if such proceedings are filed; certified copies of the documents produced to be returned to the learned counsel for the appellant.