Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
KIAD Act | Delay in Final Declaration Breaks Statutory Connectivity; Severability Confines Relief to Contesting Landowners : Karnataka HC
The Karnataka HC ruled a 3-year-8-month delay in the final declaration under the KIAD Act broke statutory connectivity, but severability confined relief to landowners who challenged proceedings and refused compensation. Others were barred by estoppel and laches. The decision prevents procedural delays from automatically invalidating entire acquisition schemes where parties have acquiesced.