GANAPATH RAO(DEAD) BY LR. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA . — C.A. No. 4235 - 4236/2004

Summary In this land acquisition case, the Supreme Court partly allowed the appeals of Ganapath Rao's heirs, challenging the 65% development charge deduction applied to agricultural land near Bhalki Railway Station acquired for an Agricultural Produce Market Committee yard. The Court reduced the deduction to 40%, finding that facilities like parks, clubhouses, and temples were unnecessary for a market yard, and that only essential services (roads, water, electricity) justified the lower deduction. The appellants were directed to receive modified compensation with statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition Act within the expeditious timeframe. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.