No TDS on compensation under a mediated land acquisition settlement: Karnataka HC

Executive Engineer Vs State (Karnataka High Court) In , the Karnataka High Court considered a writ petition filed by Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL), the beneficiary of land acquisition proceedings, seeking to quash the judgment and award dated 13.04.2017 passed in LACA No.235 of 2016 by the I Additional District Judge, Kalaburagi. The Court noted that the acquisition proceedings had remained pending for an inordinately long period and that the land losers had not received compensation within a reasonable or statutorily contemplated timeframe. The Court observed that the prolonged lit...