IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
ANU SIVARAMAN, VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL
Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANU SIVARAMAN, J.
The Writ Appeal No.715/2022 is preferred against the judgment of the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.2370/2015 dated 05.07.2021 while Writ Appeal No.752/2022 is filed against the judgment dated 06.01.2021 in Writ Petition No.33142/2017.
2. In Writ Appeal No.715/2022 arising out of the judgment in Writ Petition No.2370/2015, the property in question was bearing Sy.No.9 measuring 27 guntas of Hulimavu Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru. The Writ Petitioners prayed for a declaration that the scheme of BTM 6th Stage Layout Preliminary Notification dated 08.09.1987 and the Final Notification dated 28.07.1990 insofar as the petitioners lands are concerned has lapsed under Section 27 of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1987, (for short 'BDA Act') read with Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 ('2013 Act' for short).
3. Writ Appeal No.752/2022 arises out of the judgment in Writ Petition No.33142/2017, the property in question was bearing Sy.No.21/1C5 measuring 35 guntas of Hulimavu Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru
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