Overview
- Justice N. V. Shravan Kumar ordered bailable warrants after finding the compensation unpaid and the officers absent.
- The warrants target the Rajanna Sircilla district collector and the special deputy collector of land acquisition.
- The case is listed for October 8 for the officers’ appearance, with the registry directed to ensure they attend.
- The petitioner, Velpula Yellaiah, seeks proper compensation for a house and land acquired in 2009 after a 2013 award he says was meagre and procedurally flawed.
- On September 3 the state obtained an extra two weeks to comply, with the court warning the officials to appear if payment was not made.