IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.32647 OF 2025 (LA-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

RAJAMMA W/O VENKATESH .M AGE ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.192, 14^TH CROSS, ‘B’ BLOCK, LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560084.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI BRIJESH RAJPUT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY.

Digitally signed by DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, MAHALAKSHMI B M VIDHANA SOUDHA, Location: HIGH COURT OF BANGALORE-560001.

KARNATAKA

2. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIE MEMBERS, KHANIJA BHAVANA, RACE COURSE ROAD, BANGALORE-560001.

3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER-2, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD-KRIDE, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE-560001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R-1;

SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 & R-3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE GENERAL AWARD DATED 18.11.2023 AT ANNEXURE-F PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN CASE NO.C2/R/4/2-5/LRPURA/06/2023-24, IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTY BEARING CITY SURVEY NO.1103, AND IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE PETITIONER BEARING SITE NO.192, SITUATED AT LINGARAJAPURAM, 14^TH CROSS, ‘B’ BLOCK BDA LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560084 AND ETC.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1.

2. Sri H.L. Pradeep Kumar, learned counsel is directed to take notice for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

3. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:

“a) Issue a writ of Certiorari quashing the General Award dated 18.11.2023 at Annexure-F passed by the respondent No.3 in case No.PÉLJr©/KRIDE/¨sÀƸÁé/C2/R/4/2-5/LRPURA/06/

2023-24, in respect of the property bearing city survey No.1103, and in respect of the property of the petitioner bearing site No.192, situated at Lingarajapuram, 14^th Cross, ‘B’ Block BDA Layout, Bengaluru-560084, b) Issue writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.3 herein to pay the award to the petitioner within a week as per the General Award is produced at Annexure-F award dated 18.11.2023 ¥ÀæPÀgÀt ¸ÀASÉåB PÉLJr©/KRIDE/¨sÀƸÁé/C2/R/4/2-

5/LRPURA/06/2023-24.

c) And issue any other writ order or direction in the nature of writ of Mandamus under the facts and circumstance of the case, in the interest of justice and equity."

4. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by several decisions of this Court.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the absolute owners of the land bearing site No.192 in respect of Sy.No.1103, situated at Lingarajapuram, 14^th Cross, B block BDA Layout, Janakiram Layout, near Banasawadi Railway station, Bengaluru. The said land has been acquired by the respondent-State for the benefit of respondent No.2. It is further submitted that the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has passed a general award and being aggrieved, the petitioners have approached this Court.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners are willing to accept compensation by way of a consent award under Section 29(2) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (‘KIAD Act, 1966’ for short).

7. Learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3-

KIADB submits that if the petitioners are willing to accept the compensation in terms of Section 29(2) of the KIAD Act, 1966, the same will be duly considered by the authority in accordance with law.

8. The submission is placed on record.

9. Under identical circumstances, a Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Sri V. Rudranagaraju Vs. The State of Karnataka and others (V.Rudranagaraju) had quashed the general award and directed the respondent-Board to co