WP/104444/2024 of KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD Vs SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER on 25 August 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

WRIT PETITION NO. 104444 OF 2024 (LA-RES)

BETWEEN:

KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD

A CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956

HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT

BELAPUR BHAVAN SECTOR 11

CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI 400614

REPRESENTED BY SENIOR 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 ACQUISITION OFFICER,

KONKAN RAILWAY AND

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

KARWAR SUB-DIVISION

AT KARWAR-581301.

2.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

AT KARWAR-581301.

SRI NARASIMHA S/O. RAMACHANDRA PADTI BY LRS,

3.

SMT. NAYANA NARASIMHA PADTI

4.

SRI. ASHOK RAMACHANDRA PADTI

5.

SRI. SUBHASH RAMACHANDRA PADTI

Digitally signed

by SHWETHA

RAGHAVENDRA

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

HC-KAR

6.

SRI. KRISHNANAND RAMACHANDRA PADTI

7.

SRI. JAGADISH RAMACHANDRA PADTI

ALL R/A AMADALLI,

KARWAR TALUK-581324.

…RESPONDENTS

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 PRAYING TO:

I)

QUASH THE AWARD DATED 22-03-2022 PASSED BY THE

RESPONDENT NO.1 IN BHUSWA:KR-VIVA 28(A)-02/2012-13

VIDE ANNEXURE-A AS ARIBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND HAVING

VITIATED

AND

RENDERED

NON-EST

AND

WITHOUT

APPLICATION OF MIND.

II)

DECLARING THAT, THE AWARD IN BHUSWA:KR-VIVA 28(A)- 02/2012-13 ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE

ANNEXURE-A AS VITIATED AND NON-EST ON ACCOUNT OF

THE ENORMOUS DELAY IN DECIDING THE APPLICATION

UNDER SECTION 28(A).

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER

WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ