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Karnataka Niravari Nigam Limited by Its Executive Engineer vs. the Special Land Acquisition Officer

Decided on 30 October 2024• Citation: MFA/103116/2023• High Court of Karnatak
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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16032-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 103116 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. 103116 OF 2023 (LAC)             
                  BETWEEN:                                                          
                      KARNATAKA NIRAVARI NIGAMA LIMITED                             
                      BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KNNL,                              
                      GRBCC, DIV. NO.2, HIDKAL DAM-591107,                          
                      TAL. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI.                                 
                                                           …APPELLANT               
                  (BY SRI. K.S. PATIL, ADVOCATE)                                    
                  AND:                                                              
                  1.  THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER                          
                      HIDKAL DAM PROJECT, HIDKAL DAM-591107,                        
                      TAL. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI.                                 
                  2.  SRI. PRALHAD MARUTI PATIL                                     
                      AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE,                                 
                      R/O. KINAYE-590014,                                           
                      TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI.                                      
    Digitally signed                                                                
    by MANJANNA E                                                                   
                  3.  THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY                                       
    Location: HIGH                                                                  
                      REVENUE DEPARTMENT,                                           
    COURT OF                                                                        
    KARNATAKA                                                                       
                      GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,                                      
    DHARWAD                                                                         
    BENCH             M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-590001.                              
    Date: 2024.11.07                                                                
                                                         …RESPONDENTS               
    11:07:55 +0530                                                                  
                  (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R3)                     
                       THIS MFA IS  FILED U/SEC.74(1) OF RIGHT TO FAIR              
                  COMPENSATION  AND TRANSPARENCY IN  LAND ACQUISITION,              
                  REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013, PRAYING TO,            
                  CALL FOR RECORDS IN LAC NO.1016/2017 DATED 12.03.2019 ON          
                  THE FILE OF LEARNED I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT, BELAGAVI; ALLOW        
                  THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD PASSED            
                  BY THE LEARNED I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT, BELAGAVI, IN LAC            
                  NO.1016/2017, DATED 12.03.2019 & ETC.,                            

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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16032-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 103116 of 2023             
                       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                 
                                     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 12.03.2019        
                  and 23.03.2019 respectively passed in L.A.C. No.1016/2017 by      
                  the learned I Addl. District Judge, Belagavi, whereby the         
                  Reference Court fixed market value of the acquired land at the    
                  rate of Rs.5,40,000/- per acre.                                   
                        3. There is a delay of 766 days in filing the appeal,       
                  which is beyond the statutory permissible limit under the         
                  provisions of the Act.                                            

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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16032-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 103116 of 2023             
                        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.                           
                                                  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-MCK                                                            
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