Muniyamma Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

Muniyamma Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition allowed: general award at Annexure-A set aside insofar as the petitioners' land is concerned; respondent No.3 (SLAO, KIADB) directed to consider the petitioners' claim and pass a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the KIAD Act within four months; general award to revive on any dispute over entitlement/apportionment of the award amount; liberty reserved to the SLAO to withdraw any amount deposited before the Civil Court pursuant to the general award.

Issue for consideration

Whether the undated general award (Annexure-A, No. KIADB/LAQ/2306/2023-24) should be set aside insofar as the petitioners' land is concerned, and the respondents directed to consider and pass a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the KIAD Act, given the petitioners' asserted willingness for a consent award.

Court's answer

The impugned general award at Annexure-A is set aside insofar as the petitioners' land is concerned.

Ratio / Principle

Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the claim of the petitioners and pass a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the KIAD Act, within four months from receipt of copy of the order.

Key takeaways

If there is any dispute with regard to entitlement and apportionment of the award amount, the general award at Annexure-A would stand revived.ratio¶¶47
Liberty is reserved to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB to withdraw the amount, if deposited before the Civil Court pursuant to the general award.ratio¶¶49

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (S Sunil Dutt Yadav, J.) allowed W.P. No. 36873 of 2025 (LA-KIADB), filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution by two landowners (Muniyamma w/o Appanna and Narayanswamy A. s/o Appanna, Bhavanahalli village, Malur taluk, Kolar district) seeking certiorari against an undated general award bearing No. KIADB/LAQ/2306/2023-24 (Annexure-A) passed by the SLAO, KIADB. The petitioners asserted they were willing for a consent award, so a general award did not arise. With the KIADB itself submitting that the petition could be disposed of by setting the award aside, and taking note of directions in W.P.No.15026/2021, the Court set aside the general award insofar as the petitioners' land and directed respondent No.3 to pass a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the KIAD Act within four months. The general award stands revived upon any dispute over entitlement or apportionment of the award amount; liberty was reserved to the SLAO to withdraw any amount deposited before the Civil Court pursuant to the general award.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 36873 OF 2025 (LA-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

MUNIYAMMA W/O APPANNA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KORACHANORU, BHAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 563130.

NARAYANSWAMY A.

Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

S/O APPANNA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KORACHANORU, BHAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 563130.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA GOWDA K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

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THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, EAST WING, KHANIZA BHAVAN, BANGALORE-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER.

THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, HEAD OFFICE, KIADB, NO.14/1, ARAVINDA BHAVAN, 1^ST FLOOR, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R1; SRI. P.V. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADV. FOR R2 AND R3)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE UNDATED GENERAL AWARD BEARING NO.KIADB/LAQ/2306/2023-24 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT AND ETC.,

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV

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ORAL ORDER

Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice of respondent No.1. Learned counsel Sri. P.V. Chandrashekar accepts notice for respondents No.2 and 3. The matter is taken up for disposal by consent.

The petitioners have sought for issuance of writ of certiorari to set aside the general award insofar as the petitioners' property is concerned and issue writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in terms of Section 29(2) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (for short KIAD Act) and to pass consent award.

The case of the petitioners is that they were willing for a consent award and accordingly, the question of passing of general award does not arise.

Learned counsel for the respondent - Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) submits that the petition itself could be disposed of while setting aside

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the general award insofar as the petitioners are concerned

and the respondent - Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB would consider the request of the petitioners and pass a consent award as per law.

In light of the said stand, taking note of the

directions passed in W.P.No.15026/2021, the petition is disposed of as follows:

(i) The petition is allowed.

(ii) The impugned general award at Annexure-A insofar as the petitioners' land is concerned, is set aside.

(iii) Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the claim of the petitioners for passing of consent award and pass a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the KIAD Act, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

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It is made clear that, in the event if there is any

dispute with regard to entitlement and apportionment of the award amount, the general award at Annexure-A would stand revived.

Liberty is reserved to the Special Land

Acquisition Officer, KIADB to withdraw the amount, if deposited before the Civil Court pursuant to the general award.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed of in

terms of the above.

Sd/(S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE

MCR