Sri Soma Naik v. Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board
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Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru | NC: 2026:KHC:10612-DB | WP No. 30725 of 2025 (GM-RES) | Oral Order dated 20-02-2026 | Coram: Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice with C.M. Poonacha, Judge (order per the Chief Justice) | PIL under Articles 226 & 227; prayer for writ of certiorari | Petitioners: Sri Soma Naik, Smt. Manjula Bai, Smt. Susheelamma, Malleshaiah, Doulath Basha H M (counsel Sri Vijayakumara, absent; 'None appears for the petitioners') | Respondents 1-3: KIADB - Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board, Bangalore; Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Zonal Office, Hassan; Assistant Secretary, KIADB Zonal Office, Hassan (counsel Sri H N Vasudevan) | Respondent 4: M/s H.G.N Bio Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (MD Shri Sachin Narayan) | Subject land: 37.80 acres in Plot No. 62, Survey No. 296, Amble Industrial Area, Chikkmagalur Taluk | Themes: KIADB land allotment; food park allocation; alleged diversion by sub-leasing to persons constructing sheds for letting out; allotment dated 11.03.2009 (Annexure-B); lease/sale agreement dated 01.11.2021 (Annexure-E); possession certificate (Annexure-F); documents executed in 2022; project being implemented; prayer to confiscate/resume land | Result: petition disposed of, no further orders, no relief granted.