1. The petitioners’ grievance is that no compensation whatsoever is paid to them on account of the compulsory acquisition of the lands in respect of which they were the occupants.

2. Sri Meghachandra, the learned counsel appearing n behalf of the petitioners submits that petitioner Nos. 1 to 6 have been in cultivation of the lands measuring 1.96 acres in Survey No. 177/1, 2.08 acres in Survey No. 290/1, 3.20 acres in Survey No. 288/2, 2.31 acres in Survey No. 60/2, 3.27 acres in Survey No. 288/2 and 0.93 acres in Survey No. 176/1A, respectively. All these lands are in Ira village of Bantwal Taluk. He brings to my notice the orders passed by the Regularisation Committee granting the lands to the petitioners; in respect of four petitioners , even the proceedings pursuant to the grant order are drawn. He submits that the necessary amounts as demanded by the authorities are already paid. When such was the state of affairs, the respondent No. 1 acquired the lands in question for the benefit of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (‘KIADB’ for short) for the purpose of industrial development. The final notification under Section 28(4) of the Karnataka Industrial Ar