The Excutive Engineer Vs Chandramma — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

The Excutive Engineer Vs Chandramma — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No relief to the appellants; writ appeal dismissed. The amount deposited pursuant to the interim order, with accrued interest if any, is to be paid to the respondent on proper verification, and any shortfall from the amount determined by the Principal District and Sessions Judge is to be made good within four weeks.

Issue for consideration

Whether the learned Single Judge rightly held (in reliance on Executive Engineer and Another Vs. Doddakka) that the enhanced compensation of Rs.27,495/- with 8% interest per annum awarded in Misc.No.352/2022 was quantified and determined in accordance with the applicable guidelines, such that the writ appeal warranted interference.

Court's answer

The Division Bench found no error in the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge, and finding the writ appeal to be without merit, dismissed it.

Ratio / Principle

The enhanced compensation of Rs.27,495/- was quantified and determined in accordance with the guidelines for payment of compensation in such cases, as held by the learned Single Judge following Executive Engineer and Another Vs. Doddakka; the Division Bench expressed no disagreement with that conclusion.

Key takeaways

The amount deposited in pursuance of the interim order is to be paid to the respondent along with accrued interest, if any, on proper verification; any shortfall from the amount as determined by the Principal District and Sessions Judge is to be made good within four weeks.ratio¶39

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Appeal (GM-KEB) — Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka (D K Singh and T.M. Nadaf, JJ.; oral judgment per D K Singh, J.) dismissed the appeal filed by KPTCL officials under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961, challenging the Single Judge's order dated 12.11.2025 in W.P.No.32251/2024. Background: the Deputy Commissioner had determined compensation of Rs.2,08,924/- for erecting a high voltage 220 kilowatts power line corridor over the line of the respondent, Chandramma; in Misc.No.352/2022 the Principal District and Sessions Judge enhanced the compensation by a further Rs.27,495/- with 8% interest per annum from the date of petition till realization. The learned Single Judge, in view of Executive Engineer and Another Vs. Doddakka (W.P.No.39979/2013, dt. 06.08.2014), held that the enhanced compensation was quantified and determined in accordance with the governing guidelines. The Division Bench found no error in the impugned judgment, dismissed the appeal as without merit, and directed that the interim deposit be paid to the respondent with accrued interest on proper verification, any shortfall from the District Court-determined amount to be made good within four weeks. (Respondent served and unrepresented.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 630 OF 2026 (GM-KEB)

BETWEEN:

THE EXCUTIVE ENGINEER, MAJOR WORKS DIVISION, KPTCL, SUB-DIVISION-1, JCR CIRCLE, 3^RD CROSS (EAST), JCR EXTENSION, CHITRADURGA. REPRESENTED BY MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY.

Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka

THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MAJOR WORKS DIVISION, KPTCL, SUB-DIVISION-1, JCR CIRCLE, 3^RD CROSS (EAST), JCR EXTENSION, CHITRADURGA. REPRESENTED BY MANJUNATHA SWAMY.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. RAKSHITHA D J.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

CHANDRAMMA, W/O BHEEMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O BANGENAL VILLAGE, TURUVANURU HOBLI,

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CHITRADURGA

TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577 501.

…RESPONDENT

(RESPONDENT SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:12.11.2025 PASSED IN THE WRIT PETITION 32251/2024(GM-KEB) PASSED BY THE SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AND TO CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND ETC.,

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)

The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 12.11.2025 by the Writ Court in W.P.No.32251/2024. The writ petition came to be filed by the appellant, assailing the order dated 14.08.2024 passed by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga in Misc.No.352/2022.

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The Principal District and Sessions Judge in Misc.No.352/2022 against the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner determining the compensation of Rs.2,08,924 /- for erecting the high voltage 220 kilowatts towards the power line corridor over the line of the respondent, enhanced the compensation by another sum of Rs.27,495/- along with 8% interest per annum from the date of petition till its realization to the petitioner.

The learned Single Judge in view of the judgment of this Court in Executive Engineer and Another Vs. Doddakka¹ , has held that the enhanced compensation by Rs.27,495/was quantified and determined in accordance with the guidelines for payment of the compensation in such a case.

We find no error in the impugned judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge. Having found

1 W.P.No.39979/2013 Dt:06.08.2014

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that the writ appeal without any merit, we dismiss the

same.

The amount deposited in pursuance of the interim order, to be paid to the respondent along with

accrued interest if any, on proper verification. Any short fall of the amount from the amount, as determined by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, should be made

good within a period of four weeks from today.

Sd/(D K SINGH) JUDGE

Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE

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