WP/104582/2024 of KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD., Vs SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITON OFFICER on 25 August 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

WRIT PETITION NO. 104582 OF 2024 (LA-RES)

BETWEEN:

KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD.,

A CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE

COMPANIES ACT, 1956

HAVING A REGISTERED OFFICE AT BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECTOR 11, CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI 400614, R/BY SERNIOR REGIONAL ENGINEER, KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD, KARWAR, SHRI. B S NADAGE, S/O SURENDRA NADAGE

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, AT KARWAR.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. RAKESH M. BILKI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITON OFFICER

KONKAN RAILWAY AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KARWAR, KARWAR SUB DIVISION, AT KARWAR 581301.

2.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AT KARWAR-581301.

3.

SRI ANANT CHANDU NAIK DEAD BY LRS.,

UTTAM S/O. ANANT NAIK,

AGED MAJOR, R/O SHIRWADA, TQ. KARWAR.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2)

Digitally signed

by SHWETHA

RAGHAVENDRA

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

HC-KAR

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I. DECLARING THAT THE

IMPUGNED

AWARD

DATED

01.07.2022

PASSED

BY

THE

RESPONDENT NO.1 IN NO.BHUSWA.KR-VIVA.28(A)-726/2013-14

VIDE ANNEXURE-A IS VITIATED AND NON-EST.II. QUASH THE

IMPUGNED

AWARD

DATED

01.07.2022

PASSED

BY

THE

RESPONDENT NO.1 IN NO.BHUSWA.KR-VIVA.28(A)-726/2013-14

VIDE ANNEXURE-A AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND HAVING

VITIATED

AND

RENDERED

NON-EST

AND

WITHOUT

APPLICATION

OF

MIND.III.

QUASHING

THE

ENTIRE

PROCEEDINGS IN BHUSWA:KR-Viva:28(A):726/2013-14 ON THE

FILE OF RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, AS ILLEGAL

AND

ARBITRARY

AND

ULTRA

VIRES

SECTION

28-A.IV.

DECLARING THAT IN THE EVENT OF RE-DETERMINATION UNDER

SECTION 28-A, THE PETITIONER IS NOT LIABLE TO PAY ANY

INTEREST

IN

RESPECT

OF

THE

RE-DETERMINED

AMOUNT/COMPENSATION.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: