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The Executive Engineer vs. the Special Land Acquisition Officer

Decided on 30 October 2024• Citation: MFA/102922/2023• High Court of Karnatak
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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16029-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 102922 of 2023             
                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH                  
                                         TH                                         
                         DATED THIS THE 30 DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024                     
                                        PRESENT                                     
                       THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD                  
                                          AND                                       
                         THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T                   
                    MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102922 OF 2023 (LAC)             
                  BETWEEN:                                                          
                      THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER                                        
                      KNNL, GRBCC, DIV. NO. 2, HIDKAL DAM,                          
                      TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELGAVI.                                   
                                                           …APPELLANT               
                  (BY SRI. K.S.PATIL, ADVOCATE)                                     
                  AND:                                                              
                  1.  THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER                          
                      HIDKAL DAM -591122, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI.              
                  2.  SRI. ANNAPPA S/O. HANAMANTAPPA YARZARVI                       
                      AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRI,                                     
                      R/O. CHIKKABUDNUR-591199,                                     
                      TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI.                                
                                                         …RESPONDENTS               
    Digitally signed                                                                
    by MANJANNA E                                                                   
                  (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K.UPPAR, AGA FOR R1)                             
    Location: HIGH                                                                  
    COURT OF                                                                        
                       THIS MFA IS  FILED U/SEC.74(1) OF RIGHT TO FAIR              
    KARNATAKA                                                                       
    DHARWAD                                                                         
                  COMPENSATION  AND TRANSPARENCY IN  LAND ACQUISITION,              
    BENCH                                                                           
    Date: 2024.11.07 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013, AGAINST THE         
    11:07:52 +0530                                                                  
                  JUDGMENT  AND   AWARD  DATED   22.03.2022 PASSED IN               
                  LAC.NO.452/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT          
                  JUDGE  AND  THE LAND  ACQUISITON, REHABILITATION AND              
                  RESETTLEMENT AUTHORITY, BELAGAVI, AWARDING COMPENSATION           
                  OF RS. 2,37,817/- PER ACRE.                                       
                       THIS APPEAL, COMING ON  FOR  ORDERS, THIS DAY,               
                  JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:                          
                  CORAM:  THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD               
                          AND                                                       
                          THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T                  

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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16029-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 102922 of 2023             
                                     ORAL JUDGMENT                                  
                      (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD)            
                       Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 3.       
                        2. This appeal is filed by the beneficiary of acquisition   
                  under Section 74(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and         
                  Transparency in  Land  Acquisition, Rehabilitation and            
                  Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’, for 
                  short) challenging the judgment and award dated 22.03.2022        
                  and 01.04.2022 respectively passed in L.A.C. No.452/2019 by       
                  the learned I Addl. District Judge and the Land Acquisition,      
                  Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, Belagavi, whereby      
                  the Reference Court fixed market value of the acquired land at    
                  the rate of Rs.2,37,817/- per acre.                               
                        3. There is a delay of 344 days in filing the appeal,       
                  which is beyond the statutory permissible limit under the         
                  provisions of the Act.                                            
                        4. In view of the judgment of co-ordinate Bench of this     
                  Court in M.F.A. No.102543/2022, disposed off on 23.09.2024,       
                  the present appeal is not maintainable.                           

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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16029-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 102922 of 2023             
                                                  dismissed                         
                        5. Accordingly, this appeal is     in terms of              
                  judgment of this Court in M.F.A. No.102543/2022, dated            
                  23.09.2024.                                                       
                                                  Sd/-                              
                                          (H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD)                     
                                                 JUDGE                              
                                                  Sd/-                              
                                           (VENKATESH NAIK T)                       
                                                 JUDGE                              
                  RSH                                                               
                  Ct:vh                                                             
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