Bangalore Development Authority v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Division Bench (D K Singh and S Rachaiah) dismisses BDA writ appeal WA No. 1831 of 2025 (LA-BDA) filed u/s 4 Karnataka High Court Act against Single Judge order dt. 25.10.2021 in W.P. No. 13781/2021; upheld because BDA admittedly failed to pay or deposit compensation for the acquired land of respondent No.2 S Venkatesh, who had sought allotment of developed land per Government policy decision dt. 09.10.2018; pending IAs disposed. Counsel: M.V. Charati for BDA appellants; Mohammed Jaffar Shah, AGA for State of Karnataka.
What did the court decide?
The appellants (Bangalore Development Authority) admittedly did not deposit the compensation in favour of respondent No.2 in respect of the acquired land, and learned counsel for the appellants did not dispute that the compensation was neither paid nor deposited in the treasury or in the Court.