Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the process of land acquisition for widening a state highway in Byadgi taluk of Haveri district. Admitting five petitions filed by several land owners, the Karnataka High Court has held as illegal the state government's amendment to Section 34 of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Karnataka) Act with regard to the process of acquiring land belonging to these land owners. This section deals with the right to fair compensation and transparency.

The Karnataka government issued a notification on May 16, 2020, relaxing the Social Impact Assessment (ASI) regarding the proposed land acquisition for state highway 136. In all the petitions, the petitioners claimed that they live in Byadgi taluk of Haveri district and do business in the market area of the city. 

According to the request made by the Deputy Commissioner of Haveri on February 20, 2019, the Karnataka government had approved the acquisition of land, including land, belonging to the petitioners for the purpose of widening of the Gajendragad-Sorab state highway in Byadgi town. Which has now been cancelled by the court.  

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