(1.) THE acquisition of land vide preliminary notification, dated 2nd June, 2006 and final notification (declaration), dated 16th august, 2006 under Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (hereinafter called 'the KIAD Act' for short) is being assailed in these three petitions. The land in question measures 1 acre 35 guntas at Survey No. 41 of Kadubisanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, bangalore East Taluk. The acquisition of the said land is for the benefit of the third respondent.
(2.) SRI Navkesh Batra, the learned counsel for the petitioner in W. P. No. 15716/06 has urged the following contentions :
(3.) SRI Mohan Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner in W. P. No. 15628/06 states that he adopts the submissions made by Sri navkesh Batra. He disputes that the petitioner has signed the sale agreement and that he has surrendered the possession of land in question to the first respondent. He disowns the signatures found on the possession certificate. He further brings to my notice that there is discrepancy between the possession certificate as found at Annexure-R6 to the third respondent's statement of objections and Annexure-R7 as found to the second respondent's statement of objections. Though, both the possession certificates are identical in all other respects, the Revenue Inspector's signature is found only on the latter; the same is not found on the former. Accprding to Sri Mohan kumar, this discrepancy raises the big question mark on the very taking of the possession.