- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16233 WP No. 5703 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 5703 OF 2026 (LA-KIADB) BETWEEN: SRI. M. R. RAGHU RAM S/O LATE M. S. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT GOKUL HOUSE, M. S. RAMAIAH ROAD NEAR M. S. RAMAIAH MEMORIAL HALL, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE - 560054. .…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRANESH CHANDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560001. 2. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER, KHANIJA BHAVANA, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16233 WP No. 5703 of 2026 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, NO.14/3, 1ST FLOOR, CFC BUILDING, MAHARSHI ARAVINDA BHAVAN, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560001. 4. METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED, BMTC COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, K H ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560027, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. A.S. HARISH, AGA FOR R1; SRI. VASANTHA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3; SRI. K. KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE GENERAL AWARD BEARING NO. KIADB/ METRO/ BHUSWA-1/ ARP-TRJ-3E/ 2024-25, DATED. 18.03.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 BEARING NO. IN RESPECT OF LAND IN SY.NO.37 MEASURING 2164.33 SQ.MTRS OF LAND SITUATED AT AKLENAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED, WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16233 WP No. 5703 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1. Sri. Vasantha, learned counsel accepts notice for respondents No.2 and 3. Sri. K. Krishna, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.4. Office to delete the name of learned counsel, Sri. Sharan N. Majage as learned counsel Sri. Pranesh Chandra appears for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has sought for setting aside of the general award dated 18.03.2025 at Annexure-C insofar as it relates to the land of the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner is willing for passing of a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent - Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) submits that the petition itself could be disposed of while setting aside - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16233 WP No. 5703 of 2026 the general award insofar as the petitioner is concerned and the respondent - Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB would consider the request of the petitioner and pass a consent award as per law. 4. In light of the said stand and taking note of the directions passed in W.P.No.15026/2021, the petition is disposed of as follows: (i) The impugned general award at Annexure-C insofar as the petitioner's land is concerned, is set aside. (ii) Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the claim of the petitioner for passing of consent award and pass a consent award in terms of Section 29(2) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16233 WP No. 5703 of 2026 5. It is made clear that, in the event if there is any dispute with regard to entitlement and apportionment of the award amount, the general award at Annexure-C would stand revived. 6. Liberty is reserved to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB to withdraw the amount, if deposited before the Civil Court pursuant to the general award. 7. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of in terms of the above. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE MCR