Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Division

Order Date: 26 September 2025

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, a corporation incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, represented by Senior Regional Engineer B.S. Nadage (aged about 57) at Karwar.
  • Respondents:

1. Special Land Acquisition Officer, Konkan Railway and Assistant Commissioner, Karwar Sub‑Division, Karwar‑581301.

2. Deputy Commissioner, Uttara Kannada District Office, Karwar‑581301.

3. Individuals: Sri Narasimha Padti (S/O Ramachandra Padti), Smt. Nayana Narasimha Padti, Sri Ashok Ramachandra Padti, Sri Subhash Ramachandra Padti, Sri Krishnanand Ramachandra Padti, Sri Jagadish Ramachandra Padti, all residing at All R/A Amadalli, Karwar Taluk‑581324.

  • Nature of Petition: Writ Petition No. 104444 of 2024 (LA‑RES) filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking:

1. Quash of the award dated 22‑03‑2022 passed by Respondent No. 1 in case BHUSWA:KR‑VIVA 28(A)‑02/2012‑13 (Annexure‑A), alleged to be arbitrary, illegal, vitiated, non‑est, and rendered without application of mind.

2. Declaration that the same award is vitiated and non‑est due to the enormous delay in deciding the application under Section 28(A).

  • Key Procedural History: The petition references an earlier order dated 15‑09‑2025 directing compliance with office objections, which remained unfulfilled.
  • Court Observations: The bench (Justice Suraj Govindaraj) observed that despite the 15‑09‑2025 order, the required office objections were not complied with and the petitioner appeared uninterested in prosecuting the matter.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution. Consequently, the award dated 22‑03‑2022 remains in force and is not set aside.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Railway Land Acquisition