2025 INSC 345
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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3764 OF 2025 (@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO.4326 OF 2021)
1. THE COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE … APPELLANTS
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
2. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
VERSUS
1. SMT. RATHNAMMA … RESPONDENTS
2. SRI G ARVIND
3. SMT. RADHAMMA
ORDER
AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, J.
Leave granted.
2. The present appeal arises from the judgment and order
dated 01.07.2019 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at
Bengaluru (hereinafter referred to as the ‘High Court’) in
Writ Appeal No. 1166 of 2012 (LA-BDA) (hereinafter referred
to as the ‘impugned order’), whereby the appeal filed by
the appellants was only partly allowed.
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BRIEF FACTS:
3. The Bangalore Development Authority (Incentive Scheme
for Voluntary Surrender of Land) Rules, 1989 (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Incentive Rules’) were framed under the
Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘BDA Act’). On 20.03.1999, a preliminary
notification was issued under Section 17(1) of the Act
proposing to acquire 4 Acres and 15 Guntas of land in
survey number 71 at Anjanapura Village, Uttarahalli Hobli,
Bangalore South Taluk belonging to the respondents along
with other lands for the formation of Anjanapura Township
under a scheme prepared by the Bangalore Development
Authority (...