Smt. Kalamma v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition (KLR-LG) under Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; Hemavathi Reservoir Project; displaced persons; grant of alternative lands under Government scheme; Special Land Acquisition Officer directed to decide applications; Tahsildar Sakaleshpura recommendation (Annexures-H1 and H2); petitioner No.2's application dated 17.11.2017 (Annexure-E) and final representation dated 02.12.2025 (Annexure-F); compliance within 3 months; Hassan District; State of Karnataka, Deputy Commissioner Hassan; petition disposed of with direction; no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.3-Special Land Acquisition Officer, Hemavathi Reservoir Project to consider the petitioners' applications and the recommendation already made by the Tahsildar, and to grant alternative lands to the petitioners in terms of the Government scheme, if eligible, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 3 months from receipt of a copy of the order.