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BERNARD FRANCIS JOSEPH VAZ vs GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

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The Supreme Court of India decided this matter on 2 January 2025. Its neutral citation is 2025 INSC 3. The bench of 2 comprised Justice Chief Justice and Justice K.V. Viswanathan.

The disposal recorded by the registry is "The Supreme Court directed the SLAO to pass fresh awards based on the market value as on…". The record refers to 3 enactments, among them Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 3 statutory provisions are noted on the record.

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CourtSupreme Court of India
Record typeJudgment
Neutral citation2025 INSC 3
Diary numberDiary No. 14014/2023
Date of decision
Decision year2025
Bench
  • HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
  • HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
PetitionerBERNARD FRANCIS JOSEPH VAZ
RespondentGOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
DisposalThe Supreme Court directed the SLAO to pass fresh awards based on the market value as on 22 April 2019, quashed the Hig…
Reportingreportable
Acts
  • Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966
  • Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  • Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Sections
  • Section 28 of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966
  • Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  • Section 30 of the KIAD Act

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