A numberification was issued on 22.12.1984 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter to be referred to as the Act for acquiring 176 acres and 5 guntas of land in Nagavara village of Bangalore North Taluk.
V. State of Karnataka ILR 1991 Kar.
It was alleged that this land measuring 8 acres and 2 guntas was owned jointly by a family companyprising 5 brothers, namely Pattadi Haumanthappa, Pattadi Venkateshappa, Pattadi Nannappa, Pattadi Lakshmaiah and Pattadi Nagappa, all deceased and survived by their legal heirs, who filed the writ petition.
It was alleged that the possession of the land was taken on different dates up to the year 1992.
The High Court in its impugned judgment has given details of the allegations made against the petitioner Society regarding companylection of huge amounts from different applicants for site who were number even members of the Society and how the Society had entered into an agreement with agents, who with their influence have got the lands acquired.
The High Court has also referred to an advertisement issued by the petitioner Society inviting persons who want to have mansions in the city of Bangalore.
The main grievance of these petitioners was that this numberification was very adversely companymented by the Karnataka High Court in the case of Narayana Reddy.
Hence both these appeals.
It was alleged that possession of 31 acres and 21 guntas of land including an area measuring 1 acre and 25 guntas situated in Survey No.78/4 of Nagavara village was taken on 6.8.1988.
Against the order of the Division Bench passed in Writ Appeal No.2294 of 1999 a review petition was filed which was dismissed on 22.3.2002.
Declaration under Section 6 of the Act was issued on 21.2.1986 and the award was passed on the basis of the aforesaid numberification on 16.11.1987.
Aggrieved against the aforesaid numberification and the award private petitioners filed writ petition assailing the validity thereof on variety of grounds.
c CC 504 522 of 1999 decided on 14.7.1999 and it was held that the appellant society is a bogus house building society and accordingly, the order passed by the learned Single Judge was set aside by Division Bench.
The said judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka was affirmed by this Court in Special Leave Petition Nos.
It also gave the name and address of a representative at Dubai.
c CC 525 532 of 1999 and Special Leave Petition Nos.
J U D G M E N T K. MATHUR, J. These appeals are directed against the order passed by the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court at Bangalore in Writ Appeal No.2294 of 1999 dated 17.1.2000 whereby the Division Bench of the High Court has set aside the order dated 11.11.1998 in Writ Petition No.30622 of 1998 passed by learned Single Judge for the reasons mentioned in Writ Appeal No.2188 of 1998 disposed of by the Division Bench of the High Court on 17.1.2000 and the order dated 22.3.2002 passed by the Division Bench in the Review Petition No.156 of 2000 in W.A.No.2294 of 1999.
This case has a chequered history, therefore, in order to deal with it, it will be necessary to refer to certain facts.
