PREMAKALA PRABHAKARA REDDY Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Though these writ petitions are listed to consider I.A.Nos.2/2016 and 1/2017 filed by respondent Nos.2, 3 and 4 respectively seeking vacating interim order of status quo granted on 24.06.2016 and thereafter extended on subsequent days, with the consent of the learned counsel on both the sides they are heard finally.

(2.) Petitioners have sought for a declaration that the acquisition proceedings initiated under the provisions of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, ("the KIAD Act" for the sake of brevity) by issuance of notification bearing No.CI:327:SPQ:2005, Bengaluru, dated 06.02.2006 under Section 28(1) of the KIAD Act and final notification bearing No.CI:743:SPQ:2007, Bengaluru, dated 17.12.2007 under Section 28(4) of the KIAD Act are unenforceable insofar as petitioners' lands are concerned, in all measuring 16 acres 4.25 guntas in Survey Nos.368, 372/2, 373, 374/1, 375/2, 375/3, 375/4, 375/5, 375/6, 376, 377/1, 377/8, 393, 394/1, 394/2A, 394/2B, 396, 397/1, 398 and 393 situated at Amani Bellandur Khane Village, Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk (herein after referred to as 'the lands in question').

(3.) It is the case of the petitioners that the first petitioner is the owner of the lands in question as detailed in Sl. Nos.1 to 33 below. The said lands were purchased by the petitioners through various sale deeds from their previous owners for a valuable consideration as indicated in the table below:- Sl. No. Sy.No. Extent Acr. Gun. Sale Deed Regn. No. Sale Deed date 1 368 1-13 4021/2007-08 02.11.2007 2 368 0-6.25 6208/2007-08 04.03.2008 3 372/2 0-34 3631/2007-08 18.09.2007 4 373 0-17 3203/2007-08 18.09.2007 5 374/1 0-36 4299/2007-08 20.11.2007 6 375/2 0-30 3642/2007-08 10.09.2007 - 5 - 7 375/3 0-10 3653/2007-08 17.09.2007 8 375/3 0-6 3652/2007-08 10.09.2007 9 375/3 0-10 5225/2007-08 10.09.2007 10 375/4 0-9 5225/2007-08 10.09.2007 11 375/5 0-27 4023/2007-08 19.09.2007 12 375/6 0-29 3204/2007-08 17.09.2007 13 376 0-18 5225/2007-08 10.09.2007 14 376 0-16 5297/2007-08 17.01.2008 15 377/1 0-18.5 3640/2007-08 13.09.2007 16 377/1 0-18.5 3641/2007-08 13.09.2007 17 377/8 0-1.5 4551/2007-08 03.12.2007 18 377/8 0-8 4300/2007-08 20.11.2007 19 377/8 0-4.5 5400/2007-08 22.11.2007 20 377/8 0-8 6209/2007-08 04.03.2008 21 394/1 0-34 3642/2007-08 10.09.2007 22 394/2A 0-19.5 3821/2007-08 09.08.2007 23 394/2A 0-6.5 4022/2007-08 24.10.2007 24 394/2B 0-12 4550/2007-08 27.10.2007 25 394/2B 0-12 5225/2007-08 10.09.2007 26 396 9-10 5225/2007-08 10.09.2007 27 396 0-2 5230/2007-08 10.09.2007 28 396 0-15 5292/2007-08 17.01.2008 29 396 0-20 5362/2007-08 24.10.2007 30 396 0-8 5361/2007-08 25.10.2007 31 397/1 0-21 3642/2007-08 10.09.2007 32 397/1 0-21 5227/2007-08 03.12.2007 33 398 1-4 3655/2007-08 13.09.2007