Sri. Shreenivasa v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 7527 of 2026 (LA-KIADB), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, oral order dated 06.03.2026 by S Sunil Dutt Yadav J. Shreenivasa and Lakshmamma v. State of Karnataka, KIADB and SLAO-2. Writ of mandamus sought to compel consideration of representations (Annexures-E/F dated 11.12.2025 and 05.02.2026) for compensation unpaid despite Section 28(4) KIADB Act, 1966 final notification dated 27.02.2023; counsel for KIADB undertook to pass orders in accordance with law within 3 months of certified copy; undertaking recorded, petition disposed of, merits kept open. Keywords: KIADB compensation, Section 28(4) final notification, representation, undertaking, mandamus, LA-KIADB.
What did the court decide?
No formal writ of mandamus issued; petition disposed of on the Court recording the undertaking of counsel for respondents No.2 and No.3 (KIADB) to consider the representations at Annexures-E and F and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law and as per the petitioners' legal entitlement within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order; all contentions on merits kept open.