COMMON ORDER

Since these writ petitions are filed seeking to quash the acquisition notifications dated 09.06.2010 and 25.05.2022 issued under Sections 3(1) and 28(4) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, (for short ‘the Act’) these matters were clubbed, heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The undisputed facts are that the impugned notifications were issued for acquisition of lands for formation of an industrial area at the hands of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board. The main contention of the petitioners, who are the land owners, is that the mandatory requirement of consideration of the objections filed by the land owners has not been compiled by the Special Land Acquisition Officer (for short ‘ SLAO’). It is contended that orders have been passed by the State Government contrary to the requirements of sub- section (3) of Section 28 of the Act. In this regard, attention of this Court is also drawn to two circulars dated 03.03.2007 and 18.03.2013, to contend that the State Government had issued directions that the KIADB shall not propose acquisition of fertile lands, garden lands, which have crops for atleast two previou