- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42276-DB WA No. 1937 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 1937 OF 2024 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANGALURU DISTRICT, D K DISTRICT - 575001. 3. THE THASILDAR BANTWAL TALUK, D K DISTRICT. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA) AND: 1. SMT.K ANANTHA SHENOY S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA SHENOY, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, RESIDENT OF KANTIKA HOUSE, BALTHILA VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42276-DB WA No. 1937 of 2024 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS OF WRIT PETITION NO.48398/2016 DATED 07/08/2024 AS WELL AS RECORDS OF TAHSILDAR BANTWAL RELATING TO THIS CASE AND ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 07/08/2024, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.48398/2016, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 07.08.2024 passed in W.P.No.48398/2016 by the learned Single Judge. 2. The only contention raised by Sri Sudev Hegde, learned Additional Government Advocate is the rate of interest awarded by the learned Single Judge for acquisition of land. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42276-DB WA No. 1937 of 2024 3. We do not find that the rate of interest at 16.66% is exorbitant which requires interference by this Court. We therefore, dismiss this appeal. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4