- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5448 WP No. 35516 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 35516 OF 2024 (LA-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RANGASWAMY S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 2. SRI DODDATHOPE GOWDA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 3. SRI B V CHANNATHIMMAIAH S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 4. SRI RANGAMMA W/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT BIDANAGERE, WARD NO. 1, KUNIGAL TOWN, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 130. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JANARDHANA REDDY B J.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HEMAVATI CHANNEL DIVISION, TUMKUR - 572 101. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5448 WP No. 35516 of 2024 HEMAVATI NALA DIVISION, TUMKUR -572 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.HANUMANTHA RAYA LAGALI AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH / SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED IN L.A.C. NO.33/2015, DATED 02/12/2019, BY THE HONBLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT KUNIGAL ANN-A BY FIXING THE THAN PREVAILING MARKET VALUE OF THE PETITIONERS PROPERTY WAS VALUED MORE THAN RS. 50,000/- GUNTA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Petitioners are before this Court being aggrieved by the order dated 02.12.2019 passed in LAC No.33/2015 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, JMFC, Kunigal under Section 18(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 seeking following reliefs; "a. Issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, quashing /setting-aside the impugned order passed in LAC No.33/2015 dated 02.12.2019 by the Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge and JMFC at Kunigal at Annexure-A by fixing the prevailing market value of the petitioner's property was valued more than Rs.50,000/- gunta." 2. The petition essentially seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the respondent No.1-SLAO and re- - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5448 WP No. 35516 of 2024 determined by LAC Court as above which is required to be adjudicated as provided under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 3. At this juncture counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition and pursue the remedy as provided thereunder. In view of the above, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. SD/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RU List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1