Smt. Kamalamma v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent Award; estoppel; legal representatives bound by predecessor's consent; reopening of acquisition proceedings barred; dropping of land from acquisition; BDA Nadaprahu Kempegowda Layout; Section 12(2) Land Acquisition Act notice; W.A.No.1783/2014 directions; endorsement dated 18.02.2026; unauthorized occupation notices; quietus; writ appeal dismissed; Karnataka High Court; Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act 1961.
What did the court decide?
Once the landowners have consented for passing of the award (as recorded in Paragraphs 19 to 21 of the impugned order), they have no further legal rights to seek reopening of the acquisition proceedings which culminated in a Consent Award; otherwise the statutory scheme under the Land Acquisition Act would have no meaning if kept resurrecting on one or the other request. ¶133