Petitioner-land owner has questioned the acquisition proceedings in respect of her land bearing Sy No. 123/1, measuring 4 acres 9 guntas and Sy No 123/2, measuring 1 acre, located at Anaganahalli village, Belagola hobli, Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district, which is sought to be acquired by the state government/KIADB for the purpose of developing an industrial area in about 153.10 acres of land in Anaganahalli and Pura villages, in terms of preliminary notification dated 15-5-2000 and a declaration under Section 28(4) of KIADB Act on 13-5-2005.

2. While KIADB is on an acquisition spree of lands and is acquiring agricultural lands in the name of developing such lands into industrial areas etc., many such lands acquired and sought to be converted as industrial areas, even after allotment of plots laid out in such areas, to individual industrialists have not really served the purpose, for the reason that many such industries have failed and many of them may have become defunct and no worthwhile industrial activity taking place in such industrial areas. It is only real productivity from such industries, which can justify the acquisition of private lands for public purposes,