C Dodabasappa v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
KIADB land acquisition, Kudathini village, Ballary; preliminary notification 05.02.2010; final notification 28.06.2010; Section 28(4) KIADB Act 1966; consent award; compensation received by land losers; land vested with Government; unfulfilled employment promise to land loser family; project not commenced; reversion of acquired land denied; writ appeal under Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act; W.P.No.14551/2020 dismissed 03.02.2025; appeal dismissed 01.06.2026; NC: 2026:KHC:25376-DB; WA No. 488 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
The promise of giving appointment to one of the family members of the land losers would have been fulfilled only if the projects had come up; if the projects have not come up, there is no question of honouring the so-called promise. ¶1367