Sri. M. S. Rakesh v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Challakere road widening National Highway; demolition of private property without acquisition or compensation; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; due process of law; Karnataka Housing & Urban Development and Public Works Departments; Deputy Commissioner Chitradurga; Tahsildar Challakere; Commissioner Challakere City Municipal Council; Executive Engineer National Highways Chitradurga; direction to initiate acquisition proceedings before utilizing private property; petition disposed (not decided at length); bench: M.I. Arun, J.; WP No. 12890 of 2026 (LB-RES).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to utilize private property along the roads sought to be widened only by following due process of law, by initiating the necessary acquisition proceedings as contemplated in law, and not otherwise; the writ petition was disposed of on that basis.