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The appellants purchased residential plots in Bengaluru between 1995 and 1997, which were later acquired by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) under a preliminary notification dated 29 January 2003. Although possession was taken in 2005, no compensation award was made until a …
The Supreme Court interpreted the proviso to Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which defines 'charitable purpose' for entities advancing 'any other object of general public utility' (GPU). The Court held that a GPU charity cannot engage in trade, commerce, or business, or provide services …
M/S. M.S.P.L. Limited and its wholly‑owned subsidiary sought to set up an iron‑ore palletisation plant and an integrated steel plant in Karnataka. The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, acquired 1,034 acres of land after …
The Karnataka government acquired land under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (KIAD Act) for industrial development, and the original owners were compensated. After acquisition, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) was allotted the land by the Karnataka Industrial Areas …
The Supreme Court examined whether Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd. and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (the Project Proponents) could obtain a commencement certificate for a 42‑acre group housing scheme that was not part of the five townships approved under the Framework …
The Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund (SASF), a trust created to acquire stressed loans of IDBI, stepped into the shoes of IDBI as mortgagee of Wellman Incandescent India Ltd., which had taken a lease of industrial premises from the West Bengal government. Wellman ceased manufacturing activities, …
The State of Karnataka acquired 24 acres of land in Hubli under Section 28(1) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 for an industrial estate. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation at Rs.500 per Gunta, which was challenged and the Reference Court fixed …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB, sought to acquire land under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (KIAD Act) and issued preliminary and final notifications in 2000 and 2005. The respondents challenged the acquisition, arguing that no award under Section 11-A of the 1894 …
The appellant, a promoter/shareholder of Relectronics Ltd., challenged the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board’s termination of a lease‑cum‑sale agreement for two industrial plots allotted to the company, arguing that the company owned the land and that the Board required prior court …
Petitioner P. Parthasarathy owned about 2 acres of land in Kengeri, Karnataka, which the State sought to acquire for the Bangalore‑Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966. After a preliminary notification under s.28(1) and no objection from …
The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board allotted industrial sites to respondents under lease‑cum‑sale agreements that contained a clause allowing the Board to fix the final price "as soon as it may be convenient." After a gap of 13 years the Board issued letters demanding a substantially …
The appellant, owner of two plots of land, challenged the acquisition of his land under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, alleging that the land lay outside the Framework Agreement and that the acquisition was invalid because no award was made within two years as required by …
The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board allotted a 2.5‑acre plot to Nandi Cold Storage Pvt Ltd for a cold‑storage project. Subsequent litigation by the original landowners resulted in a High Court stay order, preventing construction, and the company's loan from Karnataka State Financial …
The owners of a 2‑acre‑37‑guntha land (respondents) obtained a decree for possession after the watch‑factory (HMT Ltd.) had unlawfully occupied an extra 39 gunthas beyond the 1‑acre‑38‑guntha acquired in 1978. While execution of the decree was pending, HMT Ltd. requested the Karnataka Government to …
The State of Karnataka entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and a Framework Agreement (FWA) with a private consortium to develop the Bangalore‑Mysore Infrastructure Corridor, requiring acquisition of about 20,193 acres of land. Several public‑interest writ petitions challenged the FWA on …
The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) allotted 175 acres of industrial land to B.P.L. Ltd. under Regulation 13, a special‑case provision, after a High Level Committee’s deliberation. A public‑interest litigation challenged the allotment on grounds that the Board exceeded its …
The case concerned the Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979 and its amendment in 1993 which inserted the words "retrospectively or prospectively" in Section 3(1). The petitioners challenged the validity of the amendment for lack of the President's assent under Article 304(b) of the …
Ahuja Industries Ltd purchased a parcel of land but its title was not entered in the revenue records. The Karnataka government acquired the land for industrial development under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, issuing a preliminary notification under Section 28(1) on 3 Oct 1997 …
The appellants challenged two notifications issued under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for acquiring 11 acres 36 gunthas of land in Bangalore, alleging that the acquisition was for a private limited company and not a public purpose, and that the urgency provisions of Section 17 could not be …
