HUBLI-DHARWAD URBAN DEV. AUTHORITY vs SHEKHAR GOWDA CHENNABSANNAGOWDA P.(D ) LR.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the preliminary Notification under Section 17(3) and final declaration under Section 19(3) of the Karnataka Urban Development Authority Act, 1987, due to non-service of notice to the landowner, which violated the principles of natural justice. The Court emphasized that the failure to serve notice deprived the landowner of the opportunity to file objections, thereby rendering the acquisition proceedings invalid. Consequently, the appeal by the Hubli-Dharwad Urban Development Authority was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling.