Smt. Dalavva D/O Somappa Madar W/O Hanumappa Madar v. the Secretary
Land acquisition compensation – Upper Krishna Project (UKP)
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent award; Upper Krishna Project; UKP; Alamatti Dam; FRL 519.60 to 524.256; land acquisition compensation delay; land losers; Karnataka High Court Dharwad; Articles 226 and 227; mandamus; Government Order No. JASUME 93 KBN 2025 dated 09.10.2025; Section 19(1) final notification; Section 11(1) preliminary notification; SLAO; award by 16.08.2026; payment by 16.10.2026; Bagalkot; Bennur; Govindakoppa; Mugollali; Udagatti; Kirasur; Machakanur; Yenkanchi; Korti villages; KBJNL; affidavit of Regional Commissioner Belagavi Division; contempt proceedings partial payment; certiorari against consent award 20.03.2023; memo for being spoken to; WP No.109746 of 2025 batch.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of directing all respondents to pass an award by 16.08.2026 and pay the compensation amount as per the award to the land losers by 16.10.2026; non-compliance to be viewed very seriously; Additional Registrar (Judicial) to communicate the copy of the order to respondent Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5; pending I.As. closed. Memo order dated 26.02.2026 supplies a tabular column of preliminary/final notification dates, SLAO order numbers and villages, and is to be read as part and parcel of the final order dated 17.02.2026.