Girigowda S v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
KIAD Act 1966 Section 28(1) and Section 28(4) land acquisition challenge — Girigowda S v. State of Karnataka and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB — WP No. 3563 of 2026 (LA-KIADB), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, S Sunil Dutt Yadav J, decided 16.03.2026 — 2 acres 10 guntas in Sy. No. 127, Chelur Village, Maralwadi Hobli, Harohalli Taluk, Ramanagara District; preliminary notification 25.10.2006 (No. CI431SPQ.2006); final notification 02.02.2010 (CI 307 SPQ 2009); petition withdrawn by memo as infructuous (consent award sought in separate writ petition); dismissed as not pressed; all contentions kept open; no merits adjudication; no cases cited.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed in light of the memo filed by counsel for the petitioner stating that the petition has become infructuous (the petitioner pursuing a consent award in a different writ petition).