Case brief
What is this about?
KIADB general award set aside qua claimant's land; Section 29(2) Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966; developed land as compensation in lieu of cash compensation; Government Order dated 23.02.2021 policy; Sy.No.167/1, 2 acres 32 guntas, Konaghatta Village, Kasaba Hobli, Doddaballapura Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District; compromise in O.S.No.353/2022; withdrawal of award amount deposited before Civil Court; revival of general award on entitlement/apportionment dispute; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; four-month time-bound consideration direction; High Court of Karnataka, Writ Petition No. 6457 of 2026 (LA-KIADB), decided 02.03.2026, S Sunil Dutt Yadav, J.
What did the court decide?
General award at Annexure-J set aside insofar as the petitioner's land (Sy.No.167/1, 2 acres 32 guntas, Konaghatta Village, Doddaballapura Taluk) is concerned; Special Land Acquisition Officer directed to consider the petitioner's representation and claim for an award under Section 29(2) of the KIADB Act with developed land in lieu of cash compensation, noting the compromise in O.S.No.353/2022 and the Government Order dated 23.02.2021, within four months; liberty to the SLAO to withdraw the deposited amount before the Civil Court, with revival of the general award in the event of any entitlement/apportionment dispute.