Acquisition is without application of mind, says Court

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday set aside the notification of 746 acres in Bangalore South for industrial purpose. Chikkanna and Hombaiah, the land owners and residents of Magadi taluk in Ramanagar district had moved the court, challenging the acquisition of their land. “The acquisition is without application of mind,” Justice Ashok B Hinchigeri observed, while quashing the notification dated August 19, 2008.