High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Consent Award in Land Acquisition Case — Appellant Bound by Voluntary Agreement Under Section 29(2) of KIAD Act, 1966. The court held that a statutory agreement under Section 29(2) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, once voluntarily entered into, bars the landowner from seeking enhancement of compensation through a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....
The appellant, Rangaswamy B M, was the owner of land acquired under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 (KIAD Act). A consent award was made on 21 November 2007 fixing compensation at...
