Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Limited v. K v Shivakumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Landowners whose lands were notified for acquisition for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project challenged decades-long failure to pass compensation awards despite final notifications under the KIAD Act. The Division Bench affirmed quashing of the acquisition proceedings, holding that vesting does not relieve the State of its constitutional obligation to determine and pay compensatio
What did the court decide?
Appeals by NICE and KIADB dismissed; Single Judge's order dated 04.07.2025 quashing acquisition proceedings affirmed; pending IAs disposed.