In Brief
The Bangalore Development Authority issued a preliminary notification under Section 17 of the BDA Act in 2008 to acquire land for planned urban development (Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth Layout). After five years without issuing a final notification, landowners filed writ petitions, and the High Court quashed the notification, applying a two-year timeframe from the Land Acquisition Act. The Supreme Court upheld the notification, holding that the BDA Act is self-contained and the Land Acquisition Act's timeframe provisions do not apply. Although delay occurred due to irregularities (illegal proposed land exclusions and government inquiries), the Court directed authorities to proceed with the acquisition, emphasizing that planned development cannot be thwarted by landowner wrongdoing or official misconduct.
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