PEERAPPA HANMANTHA HARIJAN (D) BY LRS. & ORS. v. STATE OF KARNATAKA&ANR.

A the compensation as per the above referred calculation at Rs.1,92,000/- per acre, with all statutory benefits such as solatium at 30% as provided under Section 23 (2) and statutorily payable interest under Sections 23(1-A) and 28 of the L.A. Act, from the date of taking possession of the land till the date of payment. The appellants are also entitled to costs throughout as provided under Section 27 of the L.A. Act. The Respondents are directed to pay the compensation to the appellants-landowners as directed above, within eight weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of this judgment and award after proper computation in the above terms.

(I} Accordingly, the appeals arising out of SLP (C) Nos.31624-31625 of2014 for setting aside the judgment and order of remand passed by the D High Court in Writ Petition No. 100860 of 2013 · (filed by the Company) and the Review Petition No. 2537 of 2013 (filed by KIADB) are allowed and set aside the same by allowing these ap- peals. . E (II) The appeals arising out of SLP (C} Nos.3482- 3484 of 2015 filed by the KIADB for setting aside the observations and findings recorded in the judgment and order of remand passed by the F High Court at the instance of KIADB and the Company are dismissed as it is unnecessary in the light of the setting aside of the impugned judgment and order of remand to the Reference Court by this Court. G (Ill) The appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 19819 of 2013 filed by the landowners for enhancement of compensation in respect of their acquired land is allowed as clearly mentioned in the H

. PEERAPPA HANMANTHA HARi JAN (D) BY LRS. v. STATE 55 ~ OF KARNATAKA[V. GOPALAGOWDA, J.]

penultimate paragraph of this judgment i.e. en- A hancement of the compensation amount from Rs.1,37,000/-to 1,92,000/- per acre along with solatium at the rate of 30% under Section 23 (2)and statutorily payable interest under Sections 23 (1-A), 28 of the LA Act upon the compensa- B tion awarded in this appeal. The appellants are also entitled to the costs of the proceedings throughout as provided under Section 27 of L.A. Act. The memo of costs may be filed within three weeks to prepare the decree. c I.A. No. 2 for impleadment of Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. is dismissed as not main~ainable, however, they have been heard in the matter. D Kalpana K. Tripathy Appeals disposed of.