Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd vs The Deputy Commissioner

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 19120 Kant
Judgement Date : 31 July, 2024

Karnataka High Court

Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd vs The Deputy Commissioner on 31 July, 2024

Author: Krishna S.Dixit

Bench: Krishna S.Dixit

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                                                        MFA No.101183 of 2014
                                                    C/W MFA No.101184 of 2014




                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                                   DHARWAD BENCH

                         DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2024

                                          PRESENT

                        THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT

                                              AND

                      THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL

                                MFA NO.101183 OF 2014 (LAC)
                             C/W. MFA NO.101184 OF 2014 (LAC)


                 IN MFA NO.101183/2014:
                 BETWEEN:

                 KARNATAKA NEERAVARI NIGAM LTD.,
                 R/BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
                 UPPAR TUNGA PROJECT,
                 RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.
                                                                    ... APPELLANT
Digitally
signed by
                 (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ C. BELLAKKI, ADVOCATE)
JAGADISH T R
Location: High
Court of
Karnataka        AND:
Dharwad
Bench
                 1.   THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
                      HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI.

                 2.   THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,
                      UPPAR TUNGA PROJECT, RANEBENNUR.

                 3.   SRI. TUKARAM S/O PUTTAPPA ARER @ JADHAV,
                      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
                      R/O: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.
                                                                  ... RESPONDENTS
                 (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2,
                 SRI. B.V. SOMAPUR, ADVOCATE FOR R3)
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      THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54(1)OF LA ACT, AGAINST
THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 10.10.2013 PASSED IN LAC
NO.18/2004 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE
AND JMFC., RANEBENNUR, AWARDING THE COMPENSATION OF RS.
5,60,000/- PER ACRE.

IN MFA NO.101184/2014:
BETWEEN:

KARNATAKA NEERAVARI NIGAM LTD.,
R/BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
UPPAR TUNGA PROJECT,
RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

                                                   ... APPELLANT
(BY SRI. SHIVARAJ C. BELLAKKI, ADVOCATE)

AND:
1.   THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
     HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI.

2.   THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,
     UPPAR TUNGA PROJECT, RANEBENNUR.

3.   SRI. IRAPPA NAGAPPA KATTIMANI,
     AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
     R/O: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

                                                 ... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2,
SRI. B.V. SOMAPUR, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

      THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 54(1)OF LA ACT, AGAINST
THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 10.10.2013 PASSED IN LAC
NO.1/2004 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND
JMFC., RANEBENNUR, AWARDING THE COMPENSATION OF RS.
5,60,000/- PER ACRE.

     THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS,            THIS   DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM:    THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT
           AND
           THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL
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                              ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL)

1. These appeals are filed by the beneficiaries of the acquisition, challenging the judgment and award dated 10.10.2013, passed in LAC Nos.1/2004 & 18/2004 on the file of the Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC, Ranebennur.

2. Learned counsel representing the parties in the appeals fairly submit that the issue involved in these appeals is no more res intigra and the same covered by the decision of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd., Vs. the Deputy Commissioner and others1.

3. In view of the said submission, we have gone through the reasoning of the Co-ordinate Bench and taking note of the fact that the acquisition in the present appeals are arising out of the same notification and of the same village. Hence, we are of the considered view that these 1 MFA No.101186/2014 & C/w. matters, DD 22.09.2022 -4- NC: 2024:KHC-D:10745-DB MFA No.101183 of 2014 C/W MFA No.101184 of 2014 appeals are required to be disposed off in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court.

4. Accepting the reasons assigned by the Co-ordinate Bench in the aforesaid judgment, we proceed to dispose off the appeals. Hence, the following:

ORDER
(i) Appeals in MFA Nos.101183/2014 & 101184/2014 are allowed.
(ii) The impugned judgments and awards dated 10th October 2013, passed in LAC Nos.1/2004 & 18/2004 on the file of the Prl. Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Ranebennur are set aside.
(iii) The market value of the lands acquired is fixed at Rs.2,40,000/- per acre as the beneficiaries have conceded to the said value and the land loosers are entitled to all statutory benefits.
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(iv) However, considering the fact that the respondents are land loosers cost of the appeals are made easy.

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(KRISHNA S.DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/-

(VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE VNP / CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1