Both these appeals arise out of the impugned judgment

and decree dated 15.10.2019 passed in O.S.No.138/2013 by

the XXIX Addl.City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore city.

The said suit was filed by the respondents – plaintiffs for

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declaration and other reliefs. In the said suit, the State of

Karnataka and the jurisdictional Tahsildar were arrayed as

defendants 1 and 2, while the BDA and SLAO, BDA were

arrayed as defendants 3 and 4. By the impugned judgment

and decree, the trial court decreed the suit in favour of the

plaintiffs against the defendants. RFA No.308/2021 is

preferred by the State, while RFA No.449/2020 is preferred by

the BDA.

2. For the sake of convenience, parties are referred to

as the plaintiffs, State and BDA.

3. The plaintiffs filed the instant suit for declaration that

they are entitled to compensation in respect of the suit

schedule property bearing Sy.No.56/1A of Haralukunte village,

Begur Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk, measuring 1 acre 31

guntas and for a direction to the defendants to pay the

compensation amount to the plaintiffs together with interest

and also for a declaration that the plaintiffs are entitled to 2

sites under the incentive site s