J U D G M E N T

SANJAY KUMAR, J

1. Leave granted.

2. By judgment dated 05.09.2019, a Division Bench of the High Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by babita pandey Date: 2024.09.24

14:22:29 ICST ourt of Karnataka, Bengaluru, allowed Writ Appeal No. 17584 of 2011 and Reason:

reversed the order dated 24.05.2010 passed by a learned Judge dismissing Writ Petition No. 16553 of 2006. The Division Bench directed HMT Ltd., respondent No. 4 in the writ appeal, to vacate and handover the identified land, admeasuring Ac. 4-21½ Guntas in Survey Nos. 21 and 22 of Jarakabande Kaval Village, Bangalore North Taluk, to the appellants/writ petitioners or, in the alternative, the Union of India and officials of its Defence department, along with HMT Ltd., respondent Nos. 1 to 4 in the writ appeal, were held jointly and severally liable to pay the current guidance value of the land, as fixed by the State Government for non-agricultural land in square feet. In addition thereto, they were also held liable to pay rental compensation, calculated from 02.03.1973 till the date of payment along with simple interest thereon @ 6% per annum from the date the writ petition was filed. The Division Bench ordered