THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (SLAO) v. MAHADEVAPPA S/O HANAMANTAPPA THOKE
Court: High Court of Karnataka
Bench: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
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High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2024-12-17. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (SLAO) v. MAHADEVAPPA S/O HANAMANTAPPA THOKE. Read the judgment and...
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- 1 - MFA No. 202739 of 2024 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. 202739 OF 2024 (LAC) BETWEEN: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (SLAO) UKP, ALMATTI, TQ: BASAVANA BAGEWADI, DIST: VIJAYAPURA 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER (LAQ), NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. Y. H. VIJAYAKUMAR, AAG A/W SRI. VEERANAGOUDA MALIPATIL, HCGP) AND: MAHADEVAPPA S/O HANAMANTAPPA THOKE AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O MUTTAGI VILLAGE, TQ: BASAVANA BAGEWADI, Digitally signed DIST: VIJAYAPURA by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH …RESPONDENT COURT OF KARNATKA THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 74(1) OF THE RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN L. A. C. NO.
1034/2020 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITTION AND RESETTLEMENT AUTHORITY, VIJAYAPUR, DATED 04. 12. 2023 AND ALLOW THE ABOVE APPEAL AND TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 04. 12. 2023 PASSED BY I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND LAND ACQUISITION, - 2 - MFA No. 202739 of 2024 REHABILITTION AND RESETTLEMENT AUTHORITY, VIJAYAPUR, DATED 04. 12. 2023, 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 04. 12. 2023 in LAC No. 1034/2020.
However, the appeal is filed after a delay of 123 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-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 - 3 - MFA No. 202739 of 2024 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 CA List No. : 3 Sl No. : 152
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