Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench

Order Date: 19 November 2024

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant – Executive Director, Thermal Power Station, Kundithini, Ballari (represented by Advocate Mr. Mrutyunja S. Hallikeri); Respondents – 1) Mr. Mruthyunjaya Gouda K., Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB, Dharwad; 2) Executive Member, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board, Bengaluru.
  • The appeal (Miscellaneous First Appeal No. 102344 of 2023) was filed under Section 54(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, challenging the Judgment and Award dated 13 November 2018 passed in LAC No.90/2011 by the I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ballari.
  • The Court directed that office objections be complied with within four weeks, failing which the appeal would stand dismissed automatically.

Final Outcome

  • The Advocate for the appellant did not comply with the office objections, as recorded in the endorsement dated 10 January 2025.
  • Accordingly, the Court dismissed the appeal on 19 November 2024, with the dismissal being automatic per the earlier order.

Topics: Court Order, Land Acquisition, Appeal Dismissal