Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board Can Acquire Land For A Single Company To Set Up An Industry
Case: M.S.P.L. LIMITED vs State of Karnataka
Coram: Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath
Case No.: CA 4678 OF 2021
Court Observation: “The words for the purpose of development by the Board, and or for any other purpose in furtherance of the objects of this Act make it amply clear that the intention to acquire land in the opinion of the State Government could be not only for the purpose of development by the Board but for any other purpose in furtherance of the objects of this Act. This gives power to acquire land beyond development by KIADB”
“This provision also contemplates acquiring land for the purpose of allotment to a single company to set up an industry. In the present case, the allotment by the Board is duly approved by the State Government…Therefore, the view expressed by the Division Bench that no acquisition could be made for a single company cannot be sustained.”
“Quashing the entire acquisition at the instance of one land owner having 4.34 acres of land out of total acquisition for MSPL of 110 acres, would be against the public policy and public interest. The MSPL alone provides employment to 292 persons with a substantial investment of Rs.200 crores. The employment to approximately 300 persons by MSPL is also alleged to be double of the number of employees as projected in the proposal. Further, in the case of AISL acquisition of 914 acres is challenged by a fraction of less than 10% land owners. The estimated project of AISL is approx Rs.2092 crores and would employment to at least one thousand persons”
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