|Karnataka High Court
KIAD Act, 1966 | Compensation for Pre-2013 Acquisitions Governed by Original Statute, Not Land Acquisition Act, 2013 | Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that land acquired under the KIAD Act before the 2013 Land Acquisition Act came into force must be compensated under the original KIAD framework, not the newer statutory regime-even after a 17-year delay. This clarifies that statutory timelines cannot override the legal regime in force at the time of acquisition, protecting landowners from retroactive application of more restrictive compensation norms.