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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/102846/2023• High Court of Karnatak
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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:16024-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 102846 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. 102846 OF 2023 (LAC)             
                  BETWEEN:                                                          
                      KARNATAKA NIRAVARI NIGAM 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.                                 
    Digitally signed                                                                
    by MANJANNA E                                                                   
                  2.  SRI. VITTAL SHATTU PATIL                                      
    Location: HIGH                                                                  
    COURT OF                                                                        
                      AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE,                                 
    KARNATAKA                                                                       
    DHARWAD                                                                         
                      R/O. KINAYE 590014,                                           
    BENCH                                                                           
    Date: 2024.11.07                                                                
                      TAL AND DIST. BELAGAVI.                                       
    11:07:50 +0530                                                                  
                  3.  SRI. NARAYAN LAXMAN PATIL                                     
                      AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE,                                 
                      R/O. KINAYE 590014.                                           
                      TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI.                                      
                  4.  SRI. VINOD LAXMAN PATIL                                       
                      AGE. MAJOR, OCC.AGRICULTURE,                                  
                      R/O. KINAYE 590014.                                           
                      TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI.                                      

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                                                 MFA No. 102846 of 2023             
                  5.  SRI. KRISHNA LAXMAN PATIL                                     
                      AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE,                                 
                      R/O. KINAYE-590014,                                           
                      TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI.                                      
                  6.  SRI. RAJENDRA LAXMAN PATIL                                    
                      AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE,                                 
                      R/O. KINAYE 590014.                                           
                      TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI.                                      
                      REP./BY PA HOLDER.                                            
                  7.  THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY                                       
                      REVENUE DEPARTMENT,                                           
                      GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,                                      
                      M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-590001.                               
                                                         …RESPONDENTS               
                  (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K.UPPAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R7)                      
                       THIS MFA IS FILED U/SEC.74 (1) OF RIGHT TO FAIR              
                  COMPENSATION  AND TRANSPARENCY IN  LAND ACQUISITION,              
                  REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013, AGAINST THE            
                  JUDGMENT  AND   AWARD  DATED   12.03.2019 PASSED IN               
                  LAC.NO.1010/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT         
                  JUDGE, BELAGAVI, AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS. 5,40,000/-          
                  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:16024-DB            
                                                 MFA No. 102846 of 2023             
                                     ORAL JUDGMENT                                  
                      (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD)            
                       Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent Nos.3 and 4.       
                        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.1010/2017 by      
                  the learned I Addl. District and Sessions 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.                                            
                        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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                                                 MFA No. 102846 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                                                               
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