IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI WRIT APPEAL NO. 100175 OF 2024 (LA-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, PLOT NO.33/A, LAKAMANAHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, P.B. ROAD, DHARWAD – 580 008.

… APPELLANT (BY SRI. VEERESH R BUDIHAL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. DURGAPPA, S/O. DURGAPPA CHANNADASAR @ MECHANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: GURUNATH NAGAR, HALE HUBBALLI-24, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by R/BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, Location: High M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, BENGALURU – 560 001.

Dharwad

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD DISTRICT, OFFICE OF THE D.C., DHARWAD-580 001.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.S.YADRAMI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. NARAYANA V.YAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRL. GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S. 4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO, CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO WRIT PETITION NO.85557/2013(LA-KIADB) FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BEFORE THE LD. SINGLE JUDGE FOR THIS HON’BLE COURT; AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.02.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NOS. 85557/2013(LA-KIADB) AND FURTHER TO DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITIONS.

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

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI

JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN)

Aggrieved by the order dated 23.02.2024 passed in W.P.

No.85557/2013, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board, respondent No.3 therein has preferred this appeal.

2. On 19.08.2006, a Preliminary Notification was issued under Section 28(1) of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act, 1966 (for short, ‘the Act’), to acquire certain lands for establishment of IT/BT park at Dharwad, which included the land which is the subject matter of the writ petition. After providing necessary opportunity to the landlosers to file their objections, a Final Notification was issued under Section 28(4) of the Act on 06.10.2006. By issuance of the Final Notification, the lands stood vested with the government.

3. Thereafter, efforts were made to determine the compensation by way of consent. In this regard, there were various correspondences exchanged between the appellant and respondent No.1-landloser, which resulted in respondent No.1 giving his consent for the compensation so determined. An indemnity bond dated 10.06.2009 has been executed in this regard. The agreement dated 10.06.2009 (Annexure-R2) reads as under:

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