Smt. Asharani @ Asha Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

Smt. Asharani @ Asha Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; the petition was dismissed for non-prosecution and the relief sought (restraint on release/disbursement of compensation) was not granted.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent nos. 2 and 3 (KIADB and the Special Land Acquisition Officer) should be directed to restrain/refrain from releasing or disbursing any compensation amount to anyone in view of acquiring item no. 2 of the petition schedule properties (show-cause notice dated 19.04.2024, Proceedings No. 86/24-25, Annexure-F) until disposal of O.S.No.542/2021 pending before the Senior Civil Judge, Nelamangala. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The court recorded that there was no representation for the petitioner even though the case was called twice.

Key takeaways

On that basis, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution; the substantive relief sought (restraint on release/disbursement of compensation) was not considered or granted.ratio¶¶52

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru (R. Nataraj, J.), order dated 01-07-2026 in Writ Petition No. 19400 of 2024 (LA-KIADB): dismissed for non-prosecution. The petitioner, Smt. Asharani @ Asha (who appeared in person per the cause title but was absent), filed the petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct respondent nos. 2 and 3 — the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and the Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB (BMICP) and Bengaluru Rural, Nelamangala — to restrain/refrain from releasing or disbursing any compensation amount to anyone in view of acquiring item no. 2 of the petition schedule properties as per a show-cause notice dated 19.04.2024 in Proceedings No. 86/24-25 (Annexure-F), until disposal of O.S. No. 542/2021 pending before the Senior Civil Judge at Nelamangala (Annexure-B). The court called the case twice, found no representation for the petitioner, and dismissed the petition for non-prosecution. The merits were not adjudicated and no precedent on the acquisition/compensation issue emerges from this order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF JULY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19400 OF 2024 (LA-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

SMT. ASHARANI @ ASHA D/O. LATE SHANKARACHAR AND SMT. RUDRANAMMA W/O. SRI. SRINIVASA MURTHACHAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT THIGALARA BEEDI, UDRIGERE VILLAGE AND HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-572 140

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT.ASHARANI @ ASHA, PETITIONER (ABSENT))

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY HEMALATHA J INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, Location: HIGH COURT VIKAS SOUDHA, OF KARNATAKA DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001

THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NO. 49, 4^TH AND 5^TH FLOOR, EAST WING, KHANIJA BHAVAN,

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RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001

THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER -1, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD (KIADB) (BMICP) AND BENGALURU RURAL, NELAMANGALA, OFFICE SITUATED AT NO.14/3, ARAVINDA BHAVAN, 1^ST FLOOR, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001

SMT. PUTTATHAYAMMA, W/O. LATE GANGACHARI, AGED ABOUT 94 YEARS, RESIDING AT VANAVARA, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, KARNATAKA-561 203

SMT. KAMALAMMA, D/O. LATE NINGAMMA AND LATE CHANNACHAR W/O. LATE ALAGCHAR, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS

SMT. ASHWATHAMMA D/O SMT. KAMALAMMA AND LATE ALAGACHAR W/O. LATE GANGADHARACHAR, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESPONDENT NOS.5 AND 6 ARE RESIDING AT NEAR PARK, NEAR SUBRAMANYA SWAMY TEMPLE, KURIPALYA, TUMAKURU CITY, KARNATAKA - 572 101

SMT. RUDRANAMMA D/O. KAMALAMMA AND LATE ALAGACHAR,

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W/O. LATE SHANKARACHAR,

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,

SMT. KALAMMA S, D/O. RUDRANAMMA AND LATE SHANKARACHAR, W/O. SRI. LOKESH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT THIGALARA BEEDI, UDRIGERE VILLAGE AND HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 572 140

SMT. SHRUTHI PRAVEEN, W/O. SRI. PRAVEEN K.J. AGED MAJOR, RESIDING AT NO. 96, SERPENTINE ROAD, OPPOSITE SBM, KUMARA PARK WEST, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 002

HANUMANTHA ,S/O. CHIKKANNA, AGED MAJOR, RESIDING AT CHIKKANNANA PALYA, THYAMAGONDLU HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562 123

11 SRI.SRINIVASA MURTHACHAR, S/O SRI RANGACHAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT THIGALARA BEEDI, UDRIGERE VILLAGE AND HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA - 572 140

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12 SRI.B.S.MUNISWAMY S/O SRI NARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

13 SRI.RAGHU, SRI.B.S.MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS

14 SRI.NAGENDRA FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED MAJOR

15 SRI.B.S.MUNISWAMY FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED MAJOR

16 SRI.HARSHAVARDHANA, FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED MAJOR RESPONDENT NOS.12 TO 16 ARE RESIDING AT GORAGHATTA VILLAGE, TYMAGONDLU HOBLI,

NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 132

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.ADITYA DIWAKAR, AGA FOR R1;

SRI.GOPAL V BILALMANE, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3; SRI.T.P.VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR

PROPOSED RESPONDENTS IN I.A.NO.1/2026)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO RESTRAIN / REFRAIN FROM RELEASING OR DISBURSING ANY COMPENSATION AMOUNT TO ANYONE IN VIEW OF ACQUIRING THE ITEM NO. 2 OF THE PETITION SCHEDULE PROPERTIES AS PER THE SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE DATED

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19.04.2024 IN PROCEEDINGS NO. 86/24-25 VIDE ANNEXURE-F UNTIL DISPOSAL OF THE SUIT IN O.S.NO.542/2021 PENDING CONSIDERATION ON THE FILE OF HON'BLE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AT NELAMANGALA VIDE ANNEXURE-B.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

ORAL ORDER

There is no representation for the petitioner, even though

the case was called twice.

Hence, this petition is dismissed for non-

prosecution.

Sd/-

(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE

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