- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 27393 OF 2023 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI UDAYA KUMAR S/O A MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A NO.231, 2ND MAIN ROAD RAMACHANDRAPURA BENGALURU-560021 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR.C., ADVOCATE ALONG WITH SRI. MALLA REDDY B V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 4TH FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572101 Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 4. THE ASSISTANT COMISSIONER TUMKUR SUB DIVISION, TUMKUR-572101 5. TUMKUR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION TUMKUR CITY-572101 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 6. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, NELAMANGALA TUMKUR ROAD, NH-4, HEBBAL BENGALURU-560024 7. THE CHIEF ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAYS K R CIRCLE, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 8. THE CHIEF ENGINEER KARNATAKA STATE HIGHWAYS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS(KSHIP) SIRA GATE, TUMKURU-572101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-4, R-6 TO 8; SRI. SUBRAMANYA.R., ADVOCATE FOR R-5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DTD 14.06.2023 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5 VIDE 105-2017-18 (ANNEXURE-A), ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the endorsement dated 14.06.2023, which reads as follows: “vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ¥Á°PÉ, vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ ªÉ¨ï¸ÉÊmï:www.tumkurcity.mrc.gov.in zÀÆgÀªÁtÂ: 2278480, ¥sÁåPïì 2275106 EªÉÄïï: itstaff_ulb_tumkur@yahoo.com ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀ: 0816-2271200, 2272200 £ÀA.vÀĪÀÄ¥Á/ºÉZï©J¯ï/¹Dgï-105/2017-18 ¢£ÁAPÀ:14/06/23 »A§gÀºÀ «µÀAiÀÄ: ¨sÀÆ ¥ÀjºÁgÀ PÉÆÃjgÀĪÀ §UÉÎ G¯ÉèÃR: 1. ¤ªÀÄä ªÀÄ£À«AiÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ 21-06-2017 2. CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ ¸À°è¹gÀĪÀ PÀqÀvÀ ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¯ÁV ¸ÀªÉð £ÀA.201 »¸Áì £ÀA.03 ¥ÀºÀtÂAiÀÄ 11£Éà PÁ®A IÄtUÀ¼ÀÄ MR T1/2018/2019 LAQ SR 13/07-08 gÀAvÉ PÀAE 103 ¨sÀƸÁÖæ¨É 2008 ¸ÀPÁðgÀPÉÌ ¸Áé¢üãÀ ¥ÀæQæAiÉÄAiÀÄ°èzÉ JAzÀÄ £ÀªÀÄÆ¢¹gÀÄvÀÛzÉ. 3. ªÀiÁ£Àå GZÀÑ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ wà n.©. ²ªÀPÀĪÀiÁgï ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¢ÃgÉÃ±ï «gÀÄzÀÞ State Gov & Others W.P.nM.7252/2020(LB-RES) ¢£ÁAPÀ:29-06-2022 **** ²æÃ.GzÀAiÀÄPÀĪÀiÁgï DzÀ ¤ªÀÄUÉ F ªÀÄÆ®PÀ w½AiÀÄ¥Àr¸ÀĪÀÅzÉãÉAzÀgÉ vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀzÀ ²gÁUÉÃmï ¸ÀPÀð¯ïUÉ ®UÀvÁÛVgÀĪÀ ¦.L.r.62365, D¹Û ¸ÀASÉå:3966/195/, C¼ÀvÉ 34*40/ CrUÀ¼À°è C¼ÀvÉ 21*40Cr ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¦.L.r,74233, D¹Û ¸ÀASÉå:3966/195/3457 «¹ÛÃtð 76*28 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 5*34 CrUÀ½zÀÄÝ. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 EzÀgÀ°è 5*21 Cr. 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G¯ÉèÃR ¥ÀvÀæ(1)gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ vÁªÀÅ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ¥Á°PÉUÉ ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀgÀ GzÉÝñÀPÉÌ ¨sÀÆ«Ä ¨ÉÃPÁVzÀÝ°è ¨sÀÆ ¥ÀjºÁgÀ ¤Ãr ¨sÀÆ«Ä ªÀ±À¥Àr¹PÉƼÀÄîªÀAvÉ PÉÆÃjgÀÄwÛÃj, G¯ÉèÃR(2)gÀAvÉ EzÉà ¸ÀªÉð £ÀA201/ »¸Áì 3 ªÁgÀ¸ÀÄzÁgÀgÁzÀ n.J£ï. ¢ÃgÉÃ±ï ªÀÄvÀÛ n.© ²ªÀPÀĪÀiÁgï EªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀiÁ£Àå GZÀÑ£ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄ, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ E°è ¥ÀjºÁgÀ PÉÆÃj qÀ§Æèå.¦. 7252/2020 gÀAvÉ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt zÁR°¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ªÁ¢UÀ¼ÁzÀ n.J£ï.¢ÃgÉÃ±ï ªÀÄvÀÄÛ n.©. ²ªÀPÀĪÀiÁgï EªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ, ²gÁ-vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ gÀ¸ÉÛ DUÀ°ÃPÀgÀtPÁÌV PÀlÖqÀªÀ£ÀÄß vÉgÀªÀÅUÉƽ¹gÀĪÀÅzÀ£ÀÄß ¥Àæ²ß¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ, ªÉÄîÌAqÀ qÀ§Æèå¦ PÀArPÉ(2)gÀ°è gÁ¶ÖæÃAiÀÄ ºÉzÁÝj ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀzÀªÀgÀÄ PÀlÖqÀ vÉgÀªÀÅUÉƽ¹gÀĪÀ §UÉÎ PÉ®ªÀÅ ªÀiÁ°ÃPÀgÀÄ qÀ§Æèå ¦ 22973- 22984/2017 EzÀgÀ°è ¸ÀªÁ®Ä ªÀiÁrgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. qÀ§Æèå¦ 7252 ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ PÀArPÉ(4)gÀ°è "The learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 9 fairly submitted that they would not violate the due process of law before taking over possession of any property for the purpose of widening of the road. In the case of the petitioners, she contended that they too would be proceeded against only in accordance with law. However, she further contended that any protection granted to the petitioner Nos.1 and 2 should not insulate them from any action to be taken by the respondent authorities against them for putting up unauthorized construction in the petition Schedule 'A' and 'B' properties respectively in violation of law.” JAzÀÄ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ°è ¢£ÁAPÀ: 29/06/2022gÀAzÀÄ WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄ¢AzÀ wÃ¥ÀÄð ¤ÃrgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ºÁUÀÆ qÀ§Æèå¦ 7252 ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ wæð£À°è ¥ÀæwªÁ¢UÀ¼ÀÄ 1 jAzÀ 9 gÀ¸ÉÛ CUÀ°ÃPÀgÀtPÉÌ ¨ÉÃPÁzÀ ¨sÀÆ«ÄAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¨ÉÃPÁVzÀÝ°è ¨sÀÆ ¸Áé¢üãÀ PÁAiÉÄÝ 2013gÀ CrAiÀÄ°è vÉUÉzÀÄPÉƼÀÀÄzÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C£À¢üPÀÈvÀ PÀlÖqÀ«zÀÝ°è vÉgÀªÀÅUÉƽ¸À®Ä 10£Éà ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀiÁzÀ DAiÀÄÄPÀÛgÀÄ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ¥Á°PÉUÉ WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀÄ®AiÀĪÀÅ ¸ÀÆa¹gÀÄvÀÛzÉ. C®èzÉà 10£Éà ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀiÁzÀ ¥Á°PÉUÉ ¨sÀƸÁé¢üãÀ¥Àr¹PÉƼÀÄîªÀAvÉ wæð£À°è AiÀiÁªÀÅzÉà ¤zÉÃð±À£À ¤ÃrgÀĪÀÅ¢®è. C®èzÉà ¥Àæ¸ÀÄÛvÀ vÁªÀÅ G¯ÉèÃTvÀ ¥ÀvÀæzÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ vÁªÀÅ ¤ÃrgÀĪÀ ªÀÄ£À«AiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¨sÀÆ ¸Áé¢üãÀ ¥Àr¹PÉƼÀî®Ä ¸ÁzsÀå«gÀĪÀÅ¢®è, ¸ÀzÀj gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄÄ gÁ¶ÖæÃAiÀÄ ºÉzÁÝj ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀzÀ ¸ÀévÀÛVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ, DzÀÄzÀÝjAzÀ qÀ§Æèå¦ 7252/2021 ¥ÀæwªÁ¢UÀ¼ÁzÀ 1 jAzÀ 9 EªÀgÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀA¥ÀQð¹ ¥ÀjºÁgÀ PÀAqÀÄ PÉƼÀÀÄzÁVzÉ. DzÀÝjAzÀ vÁªÀÅ ¨sÀÆ ¥ÀjºÁgÀ PÉÆÃj Cfð ¸À°è¹zÀÄÝ ¥ÀjºÁgÀ ¤ÃqÀ®Ä ¤AiÀĪÀÄzÀr CªÀPÁ±À EgÀĪÀÅ¢®è JAzÀÄ w½¹ ¤ªÀÄä CfðAiÀÄ£ÀÄß «¯ÉÃUÉƽ¹zÉ. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 ¸À»/- DAiÀÄÄPÀÛgÀÄ vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ¥Á°PÉ, vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ gÀªÀjUÉ, ²æà GzÀAiÀiïPÀĪÀiÁgï ¸À£ï/D¥ï J ªÀiÁgÀ¥Àà, £ÀA-231 2£Éà ªÉÄÊ£ï gÉÆÃqï gÁªÀÄZÀAzÀæ¥ÀÄgÀ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ-560 021. ªÉÆÃ-9448062607.” 2. The petitioner is also seeking for a direction to respondent Nos.1 to 8 to pay him the compensation for using his property for widening of Tumkur-Sira road as provided under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter for short referred to as the “Act”). 3. It is not in dispute that the Municipal Council passed a resolution on 27.05.2021 in the following terms: “«µÀAiÀÄ-08: vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀzÀ ªÁqïð £ÀA 3²gÁUÉÃmï ¸ÀPÀð¯ï ¥ÀPÀÌ gÀ¸ÉÛ CUÀ°ÃPÀgÀtPÁÌV ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀ GzÉÝñÀPÁÌV ¸ÀévÀÛ£ÀÄß £ÉÃgÀªÁV - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 Rjâ¸ÀĪÀ «ZÁgÀªÀ£ÀÄß Pˤì¯ï ¸ÁªÀiÁ£Àå ¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ wêÀiÁð£ÀPÁÌV ªÀÄAr¹zÉ. n¥ÀàtÂ: vÀĪÀÄPÀÆgÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀzÀ ªÁqïð £ÀA 3 ²gÁUÉÃmï ªÀÄÄRågÀ¸ÉÛ (ºÀ¼ÉAiÀÄ gÁ¶ÖæÃAiÀÄ ºÉzÁÝj gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄ ¸ÀgÀ¥À½ 70.160 jAzÀ 74.060)gÀªÀgÉUÉ ¯ÉÆÃPÉÆÃ¥ÀAiÉÆÃV E¯ÁSɬÄAzÀ gÀ¸ÉÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Þ ¥Àr¸ÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, ²gÁUÉÃmï ¸ÀPÀð¯ïUÉ ®UÀvÁÛVgÀĪÀ ¦.L.r 74233, D¹Û ¸ÀASÉå:3966/195/3457 «¹ÛÃtð 76*28 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 5*34 CrUÀ½zÀÄÝ ºÁUÀÆ ¥À.L.r 62365, D¹Û ¸ÀASÉå:3966/195, C¼ÀvÉ 34*40 CrUÀ¼À°è C¼ÀvÉ 21*45 CrUÀ¼À SÁ° eÁUÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ EzÀgÀ°ègÀĪÀ PÀlÖqÀªÀ£ÀÄß gÀ¸ÉÛ DUÀ°ÃPÀgÀtPÉÌ ¸Áé¢üãÀ¥Àr¹PÉÆArzÀÄÝ, ¸ÀzÀj «¹ÛÃtð 945 ZÀ.Cr ªÀÄvÀÄÛ EzÀgÀ°ègÀĪÀ PÀlÖqÀPÉÌ ¨sÀÆ ¥ÀjºÁgÀ PÉÆÃj CfðzÁgÀgÁzÀ ²æà GzÀAiÀÄPÀĪÀiÁgï, EªÀgÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ:2/06/2017gÀAzÀÄ Cfð ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¤AiÀĪÀiÁ£ÀĸÁgÀ CfðzÁgÀjUÉ ¨sÀÆ¥ÀjºÁgÀ ªÉÆvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß ¥Á°PÉ ¤¢ü¬ÄAzÀ ¨sÀj¸À®Ä C£ÀĪÉÆÃzÀ£É PÉÆÃjgÀĪÀ. wêÀiÁð£À: ¤AiÀĪÀiÁ£ÀĸÁgÀ PÀæªÀĪÀ»¸ÀĪÀAvÉ ¸ÀªÁð£ÀĪÀÄvÀ¢AzÀ M¦à wêÀiÁð¤¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ”. 4. As could be seen from the note put up to the Municipal Council, the Tumakuru Mahanagara Palike categorically admitted that they had utilized 945 square feet of the petitioner’s land for the purpose of - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 widening of the road and there was a requirement to pay him the compensation for this land. 5. The Municipal Council unanimously accepted this proposal for payment of compensation. In the light of the resolution, it is clear that the liability to pay the compensation was accepted by the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike unconditionally. 6. Learned counsel also points out that a communication was also addressed to the Deputy Commissioner on 24.06.2021 by which the Palike had requested the Deputy Commissioner’s permission for purchasing the said land on outright purchase by offering a sum of Rs.22,000/- per square meter and building value of Rs.6,97,952/-. 7. It is stated that the said request to the Deputy Commissioner evoke no response and, as a consequence, the petitioner having lost 945 square - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 feet of the land way back in the year 2020 is still awaiting compensation. 8. The Tumkur Mahanagara Palike has now taken up the stand that the maintenance of the road as per the Government Order vest with the PWD and compensation, if any, was therefore required to be paid only by PWD. 9. In my view, this argument is wholly misconceived and is thoroughly unethical. The Government Order upon which reliance is placed merely indicates that the road which passed through a Municipal Council will have to be maintained by the PWD. On the basis of this circular, the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike cannot contend that it has no liability to pay compensation. 10. As already stated above, once the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike has accepted liability to pay compensation and pass resolution and, thereafter, - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 also sought the approval of the Deputy Commissioner for purchasing the land on an outright basis, it would be too late in the day for the Municipal Council to say that they have no liability to pay compensation. 11. An argument is also sought to advance by the learned counsel Sri.Subramanya that, in the light of the Government Order, the Municipal Council could not have passed the resolution cannot also to be accepted. It is settled law that the Municipal Council has the right to pass the resolution and if the resolution was illegal, there was an appropriate remedy available to the Commissioner or the Government to take steps to cancel the same. The authorities having accepted the resolution, which was passed more than five years ago would not be entitled to resile from the said resolution and say that the compensation would have to be paid by the National Highway Authority of India (the NHAI). - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 12. The Tumkur Mahanagara Palike is directed to pay compensation in respect of 945 square feet of land as suggested by it to the Deputy Commissioner by paying the rate of Rs.22,000/- per square meter. 13. The Tumkur Mahanagara Palike is directed to make over this compensation to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and the petitioner shall simultaneously execute a sale deed conveying the property to the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike. 14. It is also made clear that, if the liability to pay compensation is that of the PWD as contended by the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike, the PWD is directed to pay the compensation to the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the claim from the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike. - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:8240 WP No. 27393 of 2023 15. It is made clear that irrespective of the liability to pay compensation, whether it is by the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike or the PWD or by the NHAI, the Tumkur Mahanagara Palike shall first pay the compensation to the petitioner and thereafter take steps to recover the same from either the NHAI or the PWD. 16. The Tumkur Mahanagara Palike shall also be liable to pay interest at a rate of 12% p.a. on the said sale consideration of Rs.22,000/- per square meter from 24.06.2021 till the date of payment. 17. This writ petition is therefore disposed of. 18. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR,List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22