KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY BOARD vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — C.A. No. 2220/1998

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Karnataka Electricity Board's appeal against the High Court's judgment (dated 31 July 1997) on 18 December 2003. The core issue was whether a Land Acquisition Officer must pass an award under Section 11(2) of the Land Acquisition Act in accordance with an agreement between parties. The Court found that the appellants had appeared before the Land Acquisition Officer and stated no consent letter existed from landowners, and had themselves consented to value determination under the Act, thereby abandoning any agreement. The Court saw no infirmity in the High Court's reasoning and dismissed the appeal with no order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.