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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026

PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

WRIT APPEAL NO. 657 OF 2026 (LA-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

1. M/S. PURAVANKARA LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE

PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT

130/1, ULSOOR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 042,

REPRESENTED BY SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEGAL SHREYA VK JAIN.

2. M/S. KALPAK REALTY PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER Digitally

signed by THE PROVISIONS OF THE REKHA R COMPANIES ACT, 1956 Location :

High Court HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT:

of NO. 10, VITTAL MALLYA ROAD, Karnataka BNGALURU -560 001,

REPRESENTED BY POA HOLDER PURAVANKARA LTD.,

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA, SR. ADVOCATE A/W

SRI. JOSEPH ANTHONY, ADVOCATE)

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1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE.

2. THE KARNTAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD (KIADB),

NO. 14/3, RASTROTHANA, BUILDING NEAR RESERVE BANK,

NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU -560 001,

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN.

3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (SLAO)

NO. 14/3, RASROTHANA, BUILDING NEAR RESERVE BANK,

NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.S. ARUNA, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. K. SHASHI KIRAN SHETTY, SR. ADVOCATE A/W SRI. ADITYA SHUKAPURI, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO I. SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED JANUARY 08, 2026 PASSED IN WP No. 33550/2024 INSOFAR AS IT REMITS THE MATTER TO THE SLAO AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION DATED MARCH 15, 2024 AND THE

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DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 3(1) OF KIADB ACT, 1966 (ANNEXURE B).

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF)

This Writ appeal is by the petitioner in

W.P.No.33550/2024 challenging the order dated 08.01.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge of this

Court.

2. The learned Single Judge under the impugned

order partly allowed the Writ Petition, and remanded the matter to the Special Land Acquisition Officer ('SLAO' for short) to consider the objections under Section 28(3) of Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board Act, 1966 ('KIADB Act' for short) and pass orders thereon and

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quashed the Final Notification issued under Section 28(4)

of the KIADB Act.

3. The parties are referred to as per their rankings

before the Writ Court.

4. Heard, Sri.Dhyan Chinnappa., learned Senior

counsel appearing for the Advocate on record, Sri.G.S.Aruna, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri.K.Shashi Kiran Shetty., learned Senior

counsel for KIADB.

5. The only argument advanced by Sri Dhyan

Chinnappa is that the Writ Court while remanding the matter has interpreted two circulars on which the entire case of the petitioners rests and the same is against the order passed by the co-ordinate bench of this Court in Writ Appeal Nos.461/2016 and 39/2024. In the event the SLAO to consider the objections, the said interpretation by the Writ Court would be binding on the SLAO and prejudice

the case of the petitioner.

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6. In response, Sri.Shashi Kiran Shetty., learned

Senior counsel submits that the Court may direct the SLAO to consider the objections already filed and the additional objections, if any to be filed, without being influenced by the interpretation of the Circulars by the learned Single Judge and also in consonance with the judgment of the Hon'ble Divison Judge of this Court in W.A.Nos.461/2016

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