Do not acquire poor man’s land on mere speculation of it being a National Monument: Karnataka High Court quashes notifcation
CASE NAME: Nidasheshi Veeranna v Gali Prakash
CASE NO.: WP NO.7954 OF 2007
DATE: 11.10.2023
CORAM: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGAD, J
Intorduction
The Karnataka High Court has expressed disagreement with government authorities on their arbitrary and speculative methods of acquiring small scale farmer’s land.
Facts of the case
The petitioners are small scale farmers residing near the area of Hampi, they have approached the court praying that the arbitrary acquisition of their land be stopped immediately. The advocates for the petitioners argued that respondent No.5 had given no particular evidence, and neither was there any excavation done to prove the historic monument’s presence. The respondents merely ordered acquisition on speculative basis, and the petitioners being small scale farmers were gravely aggrieved by the same
Court’s decision:
The honourable Justice Mr.Sachin Shankar Magad, after listening to the matter, decided that the acquisition was infact arbitrary and that the respondents, under the garb of “historical preservation”, have abused their position of authority, putting the farmers’ livelihood in jeopardy.
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Written by: Radhika Shekhawat