- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3647 WP No. 37707 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 37707 OF 2025 (LA-KIADB) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. DODDAKKA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA ALIAS KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, R/AT, GOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, BELLAVI HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-562127. 2. SRI. BASAVARAJU ALIAS RAJANNA, S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA ALIAS KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT NO.11/113, 7TH CROSS, BEEMESHWARA NAGARA, MADANAYAKANAHALLI POST, BANGALORE DISTRICT - 562162. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ASHWINI P.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-01. Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3647 WP No. 37707 of 2025 2. THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, KHANIJA BHAVANA, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER-2, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, 1 FLOOR, MARUTHI TOWER, NEAR SIT MAIN GATE, TUMKUR - 572103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R1; SRI. P.V. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADV. FOR R2 AND R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AWARD BEARING NO.SLAO/KIADB/TU/2019-20 DATED 26.07.2019 PASSED BY R-3 IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY.NO.23/4 MEASURING 3 ACRES 05 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT GOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, BELLAVI HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT, IN SO FAR AS OF PETITIONERS IS CONCERNED WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3647 WP No. 37707 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioners have sought for setting aside of the award dated 26.07.2019 passed by respondent No.3 in respect of the land belonging to the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the general award passed may be set aside as the petitioners are willing to have consent award passed in terms of Section 29(2) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966. Further, it is submitted that the petitioners intend to claim sites in lieu of compensation which may consist of developed land in terms of the Government Order bearing No.CI 103 SPQ (E)2019, dated 23.02.2021 at Annexure-B 3. Learned counsel Sri. P.V. Chandrashekar appearing for the respondents submits that the matter may be disposed of in terms of order passed in WP.No.7592/2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3647 WP No. 37707 of 2025 4. Taking note of the facts made out, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the representation of the petitioners for grant of developed lands in lieu of compensation in terms of the Government Order referred to above and pass necessary orders within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. In order to enable respondent No.3 to pass such an order, the impugned award at Annexure-C stands quashed, insofar as the petitioners' lands are concerned. 6. Needless to state, in the event of any dispute, the general award would stand restored. Respondent No.3 is at liberty to withdraw the amount deposited before the Civil Court in respect of the scheduled land in question. Accordingly petition is disposed of. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE MCR