THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND ANR v. GURUBASAPPA AND ORS
Court: High Court of Karnataka
Bench: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2024-12-17. THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND ANR v. GURUBASAPPA AND ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
- 1 - MFA No. 201694 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH TH DATED THIS THE 17 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM MISCL. FIRST APPEAL NO. 201694 OF 2023 (LAC) BETWEEN: 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER KNNL ZONE, KALABURAGI 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BLI DIVISION, AFZALPUR DIST. KALABURAGI. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. KRUPA SAGAR PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. GURUBASAPPA S/O DATTAPPA BY HIS LRS KASTURBAI W/O GURUBASAPPA AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE R/O VILLAGE SIDDANOOR, TQ. AFZALPUR DIST. KALABURAGI-585101. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KALABURAGI-585101 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KNNL, BNT, KALABURAGI-585101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VEERANAGOUDA MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R2 AND R3) - 2 - MFA No. 201694 of 2023 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S. 74(1) OF RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE I ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KALABURAGI, IN LAC NO.
152/2018 AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD IN LAC NO. 152/2018, DATED 11. 02. 2022, ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KALABURAGI, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) The present appeal, filed under Section 74(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, challenges the judgment and award dated 11. 2. 2022 passed in LAC No. 152/2018. However, the appeal is filed after a delay of 341 days beyond the statutory limitation period of 120 days prescribed under Section 74(1) of the Act. This Court, following the Division Bench ruling in MFA No. 102543/2022 dated 23. 09. 2024, holds that the limitation period under the Act is mandatory and non- - 3 - MFA No. 201694 of 2023 extendable.
Relying on precedents, including Union of India vs. Popular Construction Co. and State of Kerala vs. V. R. Kalliyanikutty [AIR 1999 SC 1305], the appeal is dismissed as time-barred, without addressing the merits. Parties shall bear their respective costs. In view of disposal of main appeal, pending applications, if any, stand rejected. The Court fee paid, if any, shall be refunded in accordance with law. SD/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No. : 3 Sl No. : 30
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