Infosys SAVE Hebbal Lake from Mafia

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Editor: Nagaraja.M.R.. Vol.12..Issue.27........09/07/2016

Editorial : nfosys S!VE "e##al $ake in %ysuru from $and %afia

As part of its CSR initiative, Infosys the software giant has recently agreed to fund the beautification , preservation of Hebbal Lake in ysuru city of

!arnataka state , India" #e welco$e the good $ove by Infosys"

However various lakes including Hebbal lake in $ysuru city built by erstwhile rulers are encroached by land $afia" %he good brand na$e of Infosys shouldnot be $isused by authorities or powers that be to cover up the cri$es of Hebbal lake encroach$ents"

%ill date &Ra'a !aluve( encroach$ents , encroach$ents of Hebbal lake , hootagalli lake , hinkal lake , )*L +uarters lake ingaiah lake , etc are not cleared"-ublic Interest Litigation .-IL/ in this $atter is pending before the Honourable Supre$e Court of India for ad$ission" Hard earned Infosys share holders $oneyshould not be wasted on disputed location"

*ven after years , CC , 01A , )1A 2 !IA1) are not giving full infor$ation 3 answers to our following R%I 4uestions regarding Land cri$es" %o begin withlet CC , 01A , !IA1) answer following three 4uestions 5

6" #here are the encroach$ents of various lakes , Ra'a !aluve in $ysuru city has taken place 7 who are the encroachers 7 what action taken by authorities 7

8" How $uch land belonging to Sri La9$ikantaswa$y %e$ple , Hebbal , ysuru has been encroached 7 who are the encroachers 7 what action by authorities 7

:" How $any co$$ercial co$ple9es , big residential apart$ents in ysuru city are built without provision for fire e9it , parking lot 7 what action by authorities 7

%o preserve lakes ;overn$ent of !arnataka $ust 5

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;. o initiate criminal prosecution against %ysore district magistrate + %ysore taluk magistrate + %43! *ommissioner + Jurisdictional /oliceOfficers & !3' Officer + for making contempt of Supreme *ourt of ndia Order applying throughout india to presere lakes & ponds.

. o initiate criminal prosecution against encroachers of these lakes & pollters + killers of these lakes.

?. o presere the said lakes & ponds + #y recoering cost from encroachers + polluting industries and the co-conspirators %ysore 3* + %ysoreahsildar + %43! *ommissioner + !3' Officer & Jurisdictional /olice Officers.

@. o protect me + my family mem#ers & dependents from land mafia & co-conspirators of the crime.

A. o order + to issue 8rit of %andamus to %ysore 3istrict %agistrate + %43! *ommissioner & !3' Officer to disclose all the informationsought #y me in my 6 re7uest pu#licly. he copy of my 6 re7uest is reproduced #elow.

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66" ow , as per e4uity who ever have been evicted fro$ encroach$ents , whos illegal buildings de$olished $ust get co$pensation fro$ govern$ent" If not allencroachers $ust be evicted 2 illegal buildings $ust be de$olished"

8" +uestion.s/ of Law5

Is robbing anothers property right , legal 7 is robbing land , lake G a public property for private , individual use right 7

:" ;rounds5Re4uests for e4uitable 'ustice , -rosecution of $aster $inds of land grabbing ,frauds"

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hrought this pu#lication term J43E includes pu#lic serants performing 7uasi ,udicial functions also. Supreme *ourt & "igh *ourt ,udges arerepeatedly neglecting our appeals for ,ustice + to reign in land mafia.

s the allotment of residential plots to Judges yelahanka Judicial $ayout + a mode of paying #ri#e to ,udges #y the #iggest litigant goernment itself& the corrupt pu#lic serants in the goernment. So that the goernment can pass illegal laws like G6egulariHation of llegal 'uildingsI + G llegal!ppointments to %edical colleges in "assan + %ysoreI +etc & ministers + !S officers can indulge in illegal unconstitutional acts + #ut the courts will

not take any appropriate action suo motto or #ased on any petition. S %44!$ "E$/ + DE4S OF 8O *6%D!$S ) J43*!6C &OVE6D%ED. Ofcourse + there are honest few e0ceptions in ,udiciary & goernment. 8e 6espect those honest few.

Just months #ack + we hae witnessed the collapse of a multi storied #uilding in #ellary +arnataka & we hae witnessed a fire tragedy in a multi-storey #uilding in 'angalore+ months ago there was collapse of a huge #uilding under construction in 'angalore + all resulting in loss of humanlies. 6ecently we hae seen de-notification scam inoling VV/s . !ll these are the result of iolations of 4r#an own /lanning $aws + 'uilding #ye-laws which are o#sered more in #reach #y the criminals & conniing pu#lic serants . he authorities are #ehaing like real estate agents ofcriminals + #y-passing norms + framing laws to the tune of criminals . !uthorities are not honoring 6 re7uests & een high ranking !Sofficer repeatedly threatens a commoner seeking information under 6 !* .

'efore em#arking on land ac7uisition for any pro,ects goernment authorities must plan & assess what are the actual re7uirement of land for thatparticular pro,ect. !fter finding out the actual re7uirement of land + they must assess the loss of forest area + cost of compensation pay-out + cost ofreha#ilitation of people + enironmental damages & resultant health damages to people in surrounding areas +it5s resultant losses when the pro,ect getsrunning + if at all the #enefits + profits from that pro,ect far outweighs the losses +then only pro,ect should #e put #efore the pu#lic for their consent.%inisters & !S officers must not take these decisions all #y themseles in a hush ) hush manner.

Een when a pro,ect is downsiHed + from the preiously approed siHe + the land left oer + surplus land must #e gien #ack to the original owner onfirst priority . he pro,ect managers must not sell those surplus lands to third parties for a premium .

Een when !3' +'3! +%43! & other authorities ac7uire lands from farmers +for constructing industrial parks or residential layouts + etc + hasframed comprehensie deelopment plans 1*3/2 for their respectie cities + clearly demarcating land usage pattern . "oweer after ac7uisition of land +the !3' + '3! + %43! + etc are selling those ery lands to priate third parties for different land usage purposes +completely iolating *3/. !re these!3' + '3! + ''%/ + %43! +%** real estate agents of 6ich people 9
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Dow + consider D*E ) '%* S*!D3!$ or %DD Scandals + pu#lic serants in responsi#le positions are accusing each other + there #y proing thatalmost all of them are criminals. n democracy + ministers & !S officers are pu#lic serants + %$!s + %/s are not leaders ,ust pu#lic serants -representatie of people. hey must represent people5s wishes & must order the !S & other officers to fulfil the wishes of people as per legalproisions.

nformation input forms part of process of oneKs e0pression. OneKs e0pression in any forms ) written + oral + etc #ecomes information input to theopposite person + in turn he e0presses his reply. nformation & E0pression are insepara#le parts & form lifeline of a democracy. hat is the reason +6ight to E0pression is the #asic fundamental right as well as human right of eery ndian citiHen. 8hen a personKs right to e0pression is iolated + hisother rights to e7uality + ,ustice + etc also are iolated. Suppression of nformation amounts to cur#ing of E0pression.

n a democracy + people hae a right to know how the pu#lic serants are functioning. "oweer till date pu#lic serants are hiding #ehind the eil of

Officials Secrets !ct 1which is of #ritish intage created #y #ritish to suppress natie indians2. 'y this coer-up pu#lic serants are hiding their owncorruption + crimes + mismanagement + failures + etc. een 6 !ct is not #eing followed intoto #y pu#lic serants. "oweer the recentdelhihigh courtruling affirming that *J is under 6 puriew & #ound to answer 6 re7uest + is noteworthy.

Our preious 6 re7uest to *J + union home secretary of O+ /resident ofndia + 3 & / of O and others were not honored. he information sought were answers to the following 7uestions mentioned in the #elow mentioned we#sites . the 7uestions concerned the past + present continuingin,ustices meted out to millions of ndian citiHens + due to wrong illegal work practices of ndian ,udges + police & pu#lic serants . heinformation we sought would e0pose the traitors + anti-nationals + criminals in pu#lic serice. he information we are seeking are no defense secrets +no national secrets. he truthful information e0poses the anti-nationals + traitors in the pu#lic serice & strengthens our national security + nationalunity & integrity.

"ere#y + do re7uest the honora#le supreme court of ndia to consider this as a /$ for : Lwrit of %andamusL and to issue instructions to the concerned

pu#lic serants in the following cases to perform their duties & to answer the following *ross - E0amination 6 7uestions.

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Jai "ind. Vande %ataram.

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%he recent $ove of ;overn$ent of !arnataka to regularie building byeMlaw violations 2 -ublic Land ;rabbers a$ounts to 5

6" Rewards for illegalities , cri$es if one is rich"

8" -unishes , de$otivates honest law abiding citiens"

:" 1ouble standards in law G one set for rich 2 one set for the poor"

=" %otal disregard to safety of people in those illegal buildings "

" %otal disregard to safety of people in the neighbourhood and people using roads passing by those illegal buildings"

'angalore 6ural 3* !iyappa+ three reenue officials held

)A;ALR*5 Lokayukta police have arrested )angalore Rural district deputy co$$issioner ! Aiyappa, a special tahsildar, a revenue inspector and a subMregistrar for allegedly changing records pertaining to :8 acres of land in Survey o" F8 of adappanahalli, near @elahanka"

Lokayukta additional director general of police HS Rao said they registered a case against 6 persons, including IAS officer Aiyappa .then )angalore 0rbandeputy co$$issioner/, special tahsildar .)angalore orth/ ! ;opalaswa$y, revenue inspector )alakrishna$urthy of Arakere circle, Hesaraghatta, and subMregistrar .Hesaraghatta/ !? Ravi !u$ar"

%he arrested officials were produced in the Lokayukta court, which re$anded the$ to a day in police custody" %he Lokayukta court had on ove$ber last yearordered that a case be filed under Sections 6: .6/. c/, .d/, .e/ and 6:.8/ read with Section 68 of the -revention of Corruption Act as well as cri$inal Sections =BF,=BK, =8B, =8F, =F:, =FJ, =E6, =E= read with Section 68BM) .cri$inal conspiracy/"%he Lokayukta court order followed a private co$plaint by - Anil !u$ar, a resident of Hesaraghatta"-reli$inary investigation revealed the land was go$ala land .co$$on property resource used for livestock graing/, but a person na$ed arasi$haiah clai$edownership of all the :8 acres" Records were created and the land restored to hi$, but the then revenue inspector restored the title to the govern$ent" *ven as thelegal dispute was pending, the land was purchased by private individuals" %he Hesaraghatta subMregistrar registered the land in their na$es in 8BBK"%he present rate for the land is about Rs FB crore" )igwigs na$ed in the co$plaint will be 4uestioned, including the purchasers" *verything is on record, andnobody can deny their responsibility in taking away govern$ent land and restoring it to private individuals, a Lokayukta police official privy to the investigation told%I"%here will be so$e $ore arrests, he added, as theres a$ple docu$entary evidence and other witness accounts available"

D*E *orridor (uestions to former *"EF %DSE6 .%r.Cediyurappa

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f-minister

LA1 SCA I %AILA10 ne for $y officer, one for $y boyN

Land and property are coveted assets. So why are chief ministers allowed to give these away as favours? JEEMON JAO! trac"s how #amil Nadu hief MinisterM $arunanidhi has %een using his &uotas

I ?*)*R, Chief inister of !arnataka )S @eddyurappa al$ost lost his 'ob, due to the uproar over preferential allot$ent of land and property to his sons andclose associates" He has since cancelled the allot$ents, asked his children to $ove out of his official residence, and retained his seat through so$e deft political$anoeuvring and $uscleMfle9ing" At the height of the ca$paign against hi$, as political opponents paraded on apparent $oral high ground, %*H*L!A published

details of plots si$ilarly allotted by previous !arnataka chief $inisters, both of the Congress and the >1.S/, to relatives, servants, drivers, $aids and party$en.LA1 SCA 8"B, = 1ece$ber/" %he purpose was not to $ake @eddyurappas wrongdoings look less shocking, but to show that the proble$ was ende$ic andneeded rooting out" %he right given to chief $inisters to hand out public land to a favoured few O relatives, bureaucrats, 'udges, police officers and others Os$acks of nepotis$ and arbitrary feudal power structures that should have no place in a $odern de$ocracy" .%hough there is no i$$ediate proof of this, so$eof these allot$ents could also be %enamitransactions, in which the ulti$ate ownership re$ains with the distributor of the largesse, ca$ouflaged by a stack of fakedocu$ents"/

%his power O euphe$istically called &discretionary 4uota( O has even been used to favour allegedly corrupt ar$y officers like ;eneral 1eepak !apoor .A% *AS*#I%H ;R*AS*, %*H*L!A, 8B ove$ber/, who was given a large BB s4 yd plot in Haryana by the Hooda govern$ent, which then faced the e$barrass$ent ofrefusing hi$ per$ission to sell it off before five years had elapsed, as per rules" %he plot was given to hi$ by the govern$ent as preferential allot$ent inrecognition for his Poutstanding achieve$ent"

%his week, continuing its ca$paign against outMofMturn allot$ents of land and property, %*H*L!A has an e9posQ on %a$il adu Chief inister !arunanidhi" %he%a$il adu Housing )oard .%H)/ which co$$ands a large land bank, has a govern$ent discretionary 4uota .;1+/ under which 6 percent of all allot$ents canbe reco$$ended by the C" *ligibility for allot$ent under ;1+ is as follows5 single3deserted wo$en widows social workers physically handicapped personsdefence personnel e9Mservice$en e$inent persons in the field of science, arts, literature, econo$ics, public ad$inistration and sports freedo$ fightersgovern$ent servants with unble$ished service records e$ployees of -S0s, central govern$ent undertakings and nationalised banks -< institutions 'ournalists

university staff and e$ployees of local bodies and $unicipalities"

#hile so$e of these categories sound kosher, $ost of the$ raise a funda$ental 4uestion5 why should the govern$ent have the power to give coveted land toselect e$ployees and 'ournalists over others7 %he only rationale could be pro9i$ity O which is an untenable reason for being the beneficiary of political favours,often worth several crores"

Setting this aside, even within the legal a$bit of the ;1+, %*H*L!As investigation shows that $any of the allot$ents in !arunanidhis tenure have violated therule book" any bureaucrats and their relatives have been given plots or flats under the category of &social worker(" So$e of these last did social work when theywere in college $any of the$ clai$ to be volunteers in such routine activity as helping in blood donation or eye ca$ps" any have issued certificates tothe$selves so$e have ac4uired letters fro$ the Lions and Rotary Clubs with vague endorse$ents" In other violations, the rules say that no one who has anyother land or property in %a$il adu or any other capital city, in either their own or spouse or $inor childrens na$e, can apply for ;1+ allot$ents" %*H*L!Afound this is routinely violated"

%he other braen violation lies in the clai$ of&unble$ished( service records as a 4ualification forallot$ent" #hen R%I activist ? ;opalakrishnan sought

any of the allottees issued certificates to the$selves, while so$e got letters fro$ Lions and Rotary Clubs
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a list of such bureaucrats, Additional Secretary S Solo$on Ra' said, &As no unble$ished govern$ent servant certificates are issued, the 4uestion of furnishing alist of na$es does not arise"( %he additional secretary also clarified that the ho$e depart$ent didnt have such a list" %his is the phanto$ category under which$any public servants like >affar Sait, 6KJF batch I-S officer, now Inspector ;eneral of -oliceGIntelligence, got large allot$ents of land in pri$e locations" #hythe$ $ore than hundreds of others7 %hats a de$ocratic 4uestion the chief $inister will have to answer"

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Legal Largesse

R )hanu$athiServing >udge, adras High Court

ustice, adras High Court

-L% 5 )83, %HIR0?AI@0R *U%*SI1A%*5 66 ?*)*R 8BBKSIT*5 :,66E S+ ennifer$ade two pay$ents of Rs" =F"B: lakh and Rs"6"E: lakh towards cost of the plot" In affar" Interestingly, -arvin also $ade the pay$ent all overagain" In ctober 8BBK, she paid Rs" B"F= lakh and then again in ove$ber 8BBK, another Rs"8 lakh was deposited" A further pay$ent of Rs" 6" lakh in the sa$e $onth was $ade"Inco$e ta9 officials feel the Sait fa$ily $ade the double pay$ent to avoid an I% investigation on>ennifer, who would not have been able to show any source of inco$e" %he %a$il aduHousing )oard then returned the original a$ount paid by >ennifer" ow, -arvin in collaborationwith 1urga Sankar, son of an IAS officer, has co$$issioned a builder to construct a $ultiMstoreyco$ple9 in which 68 flats have already been built" *ach flat is e9pected to fetch an esti$ated 6crore" So, by paying Rs" 6"8F crore in 8BBK, the I;-s fa$ily $ade a profit of $ore than Rs" "Ecrore"

; -rakash>oint Secretary, Industries

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?ILA%IS%he for$er district collector of %irunelveli issued hi$self a certificate for unble$ishedgovern$ent service"

C! ;ariyaliRetired IAS, Secretary to ;overnor at the ti$e of allot$ent

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category" Has three plots in his na$e and one in his spouses na$e" He has not produced anysupporting docu$ent about the social work he has done"

)harati %hennarasu#idow of Sivagangai politician %hennarasu

II; SAI%S A1SHA!ARS/1A%*5 8: A@ 8BBJSIT*5 =,=FF S+ 0L@ 8BBJSIT*5 A-RIC*5 Rs" 6"BF CRR*C0RR*% AR!*% -RIC*5 A

?ILA%ISAllotted flat under the Social #orker category" He works in a software co$pany in Chennai andsub$itted a salary slip of Rs" 8B,BBB per $onth at the ti$e of allot$ent" ow, he is constructinga fourstorey structure on the plot"

> aveen Ibrahi$Son of SI >affar Ali, I-S .retd/


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?ILA%ISHe is a business$an, but allotted the plot under the Social #orker category" He also sub$ittedan affidavit that the plot would be used for residential purposes" )ut he violated the conditionsand developed the property for co$$ercial purposes"

%he thers

Ila$ukilI% anager, 1! H+, Chennai?ILA%IS

Allotted flat under the Social #orker category on a certificate issued by the Lions Club" %hecertificate states that he &is participating in social service activities of Lions Club at blooddonation ca$p, free health ca$ps for the past several years("

IlanthendralIla$ukils sister?ILA%IS

Allotted HI; flat under the Social #orker category on the basis of a certificate issued by apanchayat, which is not valid"

!annabiran>unior attendant at the Supre$e Court?ILA%IS

Allotted flat under the Social #orker category" !annabiran, a 1elhi resident, was issued a salarycertificate by the SC registrar for purchasing land in %a$il adu" He was allotted on thereco$$endation of his superior, who has close links with the 1!"

C ;aneshan and C ?inothan-Ss, Cs Security?ILA%IS

Allotted flats under the Punble$ished govern$ent servants category" 1ocu$ents reveal theSuperintendent of -olice, Security )ranch, Chennai, issued vague conduct certificates after theduo were allotted the flats provisionally"

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#3 - -andian, -S, Cs Security?ILA%IS

Allotted flat under the Social #orker category" She produced a letter fro$ S ?elu of the LionsClub, who liberally issued certificates for sons and daughters of bureaucrats to help the$ availof pri$e plots allotted by the % Housing )oard out of the govern$ent discretionary 4uota"

-H%S5 %H* HI10, >** >AC)

Reactions to Land Sca$ :"B

1 @ashoda, Congress LA, !ancheepura$

&I have done a lot of work for 1alits throughout %a$il adu, especially in Sriperu$budur andChennai" I have helped the$ in getting pattas for their land, reco$$ending their na$es for loansfro$ banks, distributing cycles to 1alits on the birthdays of >awaharlal ehru and Indira ;andhi"(

>affar Sait, I-S, I;MIntelligence

&;overn$ent agencies have already probed the $atter" I a$ being governed by the conductrules, so I should not talk to you about the issue" It is advisable that you seek a response fro$ the%a$il adu govern$ent" I would like to add that if any defa$ation or liability arises out of yourarticle, necessary legal action would be taken"(

- oorthy, adurai LA

&I dont know $uch about the certificate, I think I got the plot because I$ an LA" I have done alot of work in uplifting the people in villages of $y constituency" %hat a$ounts to social work" Idont need a social work certificate fro$ the Lions Club but $y friends, partners and I took thecertificate anyway" &

P;1+ is a way of $aking you part of the syndicate

)@ >** >AC)

A6KKB batch IAS officer, C 0$ashanker shot to fa$e during the AIA1! regi$e when he e9posed a sca$ in the construction ofsheds in a cre$ation ground under the >awahar Rogar @o'ana when he was additional collector in adurai" His brush with AIA1!supre$o > >ayalalithaas party$en resulted in his transfer out of the district"

Later, when the 1! ca$e to power, he was appointed $anaging director of the stateMrun *lectronic Corporation of %a$il adu and put in charge of procuringcolour television sets for free distribution to the poor in the state, in keeping with an election pro$ise of the 1!" He was transferred with i$$ediate effect after hee9posed corporate fraud co$$itted by the 'oint venture pro$oter *L*% %echnologies Ltd"

Later, he was posted as $anaging director of the stateMrun Arasu Cable %? Corporation" In this capacity, he opposed the $onopoly of Su$angali Corporation run

by !alanidhi aran" He also took steps to nationalise Su$angali Cable ?ision" )y that ti$e, aran had a patchMup with the !arunanidhi fa$ily and 0$ashankerwas transferred with i$$ediate effect"

Later, the antiMcorruption and vigilance depart$ent registered a case against hi$ for disproportionate assets" %he govern$ent suspended hi$ for clai$ing fakecaste certificate as a 1alit when he is a practising Christian"

He lodged a co$plaint with the ational )ackward Co$$ission against his suspension and got a favourable order fro$ the HighCourt" At present, he is $anaging director of %a$il adu S$all Industries Corporation"

0$ashanker was allotted a plot .under govern$ent order 81 :8/ on : April 8BBJ at %hiruvan$iyur *9tension when he was incharge of the free colour television for the poor progra$$e"


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It certainly see$s co$$endable that 0$ashanker turned down a chance to own a plot in %hiruvan$iyur *9tension, one of the poshest areas of the city" %he plot is'ust :BB $etres fro$ the beach"

%hough the entire colony has been parcelled out to those close to the ruling establish$ent, it is the nouveau riche and the industrialists who drea$ of owning ahouse in %hiruvan$iyur, where they can rub shoulders with for$er 'udges, bureaucrats and political power brokers" If and when the allottees decide to sell theirplots, they can de$and e9tre$ely high prices"

In a frank chat, 0$ashanker talks about how the govern$ent discretionary 4uota has been $isused" *9cerpts5

#hy are bureaucrats, 'udges, for$er 'udges and politicians given housing plots in posh localities under govern$ent discretionary 4uota7#ho can refuse a good piece of land in Chennai city7 Its a way of rewarding people for good work done" o in4uiry has been conducted in this $atter so far"1iscretionary 4uota is the prerogative of the govern$ent" After R%I ca$e into e9istence, several activists are taking up the $atter in court" )asically, there is nocontrol $echanis$ or checks and balances" %here is little transparency while awarding the ;1+ O the plots are allotted without for$al applications"

@ou were also allotted a plot in 8BBJ under the Punble$ished govern$ent servant category" #hat happened to the allot$ent7@es, I was allotted a plot in %hiruvan$iyur *9tension" Initial pay$ent for the plot was Rs" 8 lakh" I never had that $uch $oney" So I re4uested the govern$ent toreduce the price" )ut there was no response" I did not want a house to co$pro$ise $y integrity" So I never took possession" Later, in 8BBK, the govern$entordered a vigilance in4uiry against $e and cancelled the allot$ent"


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Lt appears the 3* e0ecuted the order in undue haste. !ny decision with respect to such land can only #e taken #y the goernment under Section of P@of the arnataka $and 6eenue !ct. he delisting of land from K'K khara# to K!K khara# without considering the original surey records of ;P@; isillegal+L the chief secretary said in his report.

Sources in the goernment said the %ysore royal family had #een claiming right oer the land after the death of the %ysore %ahara,a in ;A>+ #utseeral orders of the department of personal and administratie reforms clearly state the land #elongs to the goernment. Lhe heir of the last%ahara,a had #een raising disputes. 3ue to this and multiple litigation+ unscrupulous elements are trying to falsify records to gain control oer thisprecious land+L they added.

nterestingly+ the 3* withdrew his June order on !ugust ;P on #eing indicted. %eanwhile+ the arnataka "igh *ourt ordered the status 7uo.

*hief minister Jagadish Shettar+ who wanted to suspend Vastrad+ is said to hae dropped the idea following pressure from top 'J/ leaders. hegoernment feels that shunting him out at a time when 3asara preparations are under way would mar the festiities.

L will urge the *% to conene a meeting and take action against the 3*+L Eshwarappa told O.

3* Vastrad yielded to real estate lo##y: %$*

%ysore: 'J/ %$* %adhusudan on Friday accused %ysore 3* / S Vastrad of succum#ing to the real estate lo##y in a case related to some


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he land mafia which has links with political leadership & top got serants in the state+ is running #usiness widely in & around #angalore+mysore &other ma,or towns. he authorities like city corporation + '.3.!+ %.4.3.! + ..!.3.' + etc are denotifying the lands meant for pu#lic welfare in faour ofland mafia. he authorities hae earmarked these lands for pu#lic welfare ie parks + schools + hospitals at the planning stage itself for current & futureneeds of the people. n most cases the land mafia has illegally occupied the lands + #uilt commercial comple0es & sold it for crores of rupees.

;. the authorities are not demolishing these illegal structures & prosecuting the occupiers.


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;>. o make pu#lic the report of past district magistrate mysore mr. .%. VJ!C! '"!S!6 a#out illegal land dealings in & around mysore. !lso theaction taken report.

$$E!$ES D '!D!$O6E-%CSO6E E/6ESS8!C /6OJE* '%* #y D*E

3ifferent political parties are trading charges against each other a#out illegalities in the mysore-#angalore e0pressway pro,ect. rae mistakes hae

#een committed #y the preious state goernments. he saing grace is ,udiciary has taken note of it. he fundamental principle #ehind landac7uisitions #y the goernments is to use that ac7uired lands for pu#lic welfare. !s the got ac7uires the land with this no#le intentions een the landlooser contents himself with compensation at got rate. !lways the got rate is much #elow market alue. f at all the got wants to gie out thatac7uired land to a priate party for priate use or for the use of a selected few+ the got must gie preailing market rate to the land looser. n suchcases the got does not hae authority to force the land owner to sell his property.

n this mysore-#angalore > lane e0pressway pro,ect+ following inconsistencies are there+

;. this road is not for free pu#lic use+ #ut only for those who pays the toll fees.

. !ny disputes raised #y this pro,ect should #e addressed to international ar#iter at london which a poor land owner or general pu#lic can ill-afford.

?. he got has not paid the preailing market alue to the land loosers.

@. he got has not gien the option to land owners not to sell their property.

A. his whole pro,ect is for rich + #uilt #y the rich for the rich & not meant for pu#lic welfare.

he got must gie #ack the lands to the owners who wants it #ack & must pay the market alue to those willing to sell. !s this pro,ect is #uilt #ywealthy people for wealthy people why cannKt they cough- up market alue9

*6%ES 'C '!D!$O6E 3EVE$O/%ED !4"O6C 1 '.3.!2

!!DS ! /OO6 8O8!D

he '.3.! flouts itKs own rules & spreads red carpet for #ig land deelopers & land gra##ers. '.3.! posting is a huge money spinner for corruptofficials. he corrupt '.3.! officials work hand in gloe with criminal elements & rowdies. hey illegally eict genuine allottees who are poor & withoutany connections from allotted prime lands & sell-off those prime land to the highest #idder of #ri#e. he poor fellow is re-alloted lands in #ackwardareas & in some cases left in the lurch.

Dow + take the following case. %r. S.3. chandrashekaraiah a poor old man aged around PB years was allotted with house no.;P?+ kumaraswamy lay-out+first #lock+ #angalore in ;AP ide letter no.

=;B


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ill date+ that poor woman is suffering from these gross in,ustices of '.3.! . S"!%E$ESS '.3.! OFF*!$S who take thousands of rupees salary &perks eery month+ all at the e0pense of ta0-payer has not een cared to rectify the in,ustice. here#y+ they are iolating the poor womanKs fundamental& human rights.

"ere#y+ e-oice urges the honoura#le chief minister of karnataka+ honoura#le lokayuktha for karnataka + honoura#le chairman national human rightscommission + honoura#le chairman national commission for women & honoura#le chairman state commission for women karnataka+ to take theappropriate action & to speedily proide ,ustice to this poor woman.

%$* alleges encroachment of ;?+BBB acres of forest land in *hamara,anagar 3istrict

After e9posing alleged encroach$ent of large areas of land in Survey o" = of !urubarahalli in ysore, )>- LC ;" adhusudhan has co$e up with anothere9posure of about 6,BBB acres of forest land encroach$ent in Cha$ara'anagar 1istrict" %hese lands were encroached by private parties owing to an orderpassed by a for$er 1eputy Co$$issioner"

%his was disclosed by LC ;" adhusudan at a press $eet at -athrakarthara )havan here today"

*laborating on the issue, adhusudan said &%he 6,BBB acres of land covers Survey o" 6 in -alya Hobli of !ollegal taluk and Survey o" 6E= in Shivanasa$udra

forest area in Cha$ara'anagar district" In fact, !ollegal Assistant Co$$issioner, in an order passed through the 1C Court on 1ec" 6:, 8B66, had reiterated that thesaid area was a govern$ent forest land" However the then 1C "?" Savithri bowing to the pressure of a few vested interests had issued an order on >uly J statingthat the said land was not a govern$ent property which subse4uently let in $any private parties to encroach upon the land threatening the rich flora and fauna ofthe forest region"

Continuing, adhusudan said that any such i$portant order should have co$e fro$ the High Court" Hence he urged the govern$ent to initiate a C)I in4uiry intothe case by cancelling the for$er 1Cs order and booking her for cri$inal offence"

*9pressing apprehension that the forest land would beco$e a haven for land $afia, he alleged that for$er Senior -olice officials, rich industrialists and influentialpoliticians were involved in the deal" He, however, did not $ention na$es"

adhusudan said that he would sub$it a detailed letter to the Chief inister enclosing the relevant docu$ents to initiate i$$ediate action"

Referring to the sca$ of land at the foot of Cha$undi Hill, adhusudan said that he was happy that a depart$ental en4uiry would begin soon on the for$er1eputy Co$$issioner ?astrad who was involved in the issue"

'3! a den of corruption: ' Jayachandra

Author5 P)1A a 1en of Corruption

-ublished 1ate5 >ul 8J, 8B68 J5=J A

Last 0pdated5 >ul 8J, 8B68 J5=J A

)angalore 1evelop$ent Authority .)1A/ has beco$e a den of corruption and the govern$ent needs to take steps to check large scale irregularities in theauthority, said 1eputy Leader of Congress in the Asse$bly % ) >ayachandra"

Speaking on the de$ands on depart$ents in the Asse$bly, the Congress leader on


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%43! $!D3 S E!SC 6!' R

'#( e)poses *+storey apartment %uilt on M,-As encroached land

*aption: 6 actiist '.D. Dagendra

ysore, >an" JM #ith the land value in city shooting to the skies, the land $afia continues to encroach upon vacant govern$ent lands through dubious $eans"1espite the landMgrabbers encroaching upon the govern$ent lands and building $ultiMstorey buildings upon the$, the ysore 0rban 1evelop$ent Authority.01A/ and ysore City Corporation .CC/ authorities are sitting tongueMtied and hands tied, which has further e$boldened the land grabbers who are hand inglove with so$e unscrupulous officials to create fake records"

It has co$e to light of late that fake docu$ents were created for two 01A sites in Chikkaharadanahalli .Aravindanagar/ une 8B, 6KE= under

LAC 6B" Re$aining 8"BK acres was ac4uired by 01A fro$ one -uttathaya$$a through $utual agree$ent on ct" :6, 6KJ"

A 6"6= acre land was given to the !arnataka #ater )oard where a road and park have been developed" %he re$aining area lies vacant, of which Shankare ;owda

allegedly created fake docu$ents to stake clai$ on 8: guntas of land in the na$e of the Housing Society"

R%I activist )"" agendra had sought infor$ation about the said land under the Right to Infor$ation .R%I/ Act which brought to light the alleged irregularity"

Response to LA ?asus letter5 Cha$ara'anagar LA ?asu had written a letter to 0rban 1evelop$ent inister ?inay !u$ar Sorake, urging hi$ to probe the

irregularities in sites allot$ent, suspecting the involve$ent of so$e 01A officials"

%he inister directed the 0rban 1evelop$ent 1epart$ent Secretary to probe the $atter, who in turn asked the 01A Co$$issioner to sub$it a report regarding

the allegations" A directive was issued to the 1C too to probe the $atter, following which a co$plaint was lodged against the Housing Society -resident"

'id to usurp %43! corner site using fake documents
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#ith the real estate prices in city skyrocketing, efforts to usurp sites and govern$ent land by hook or by crook are on too, despite several precautionary $easures

taken up by the 01A"

Here is an incident of a person trying to ac4uire a corner site in >ayalaksh$ipura$, $easuring 66B968B ft, by not paying a single paisa to 01A but by $erely

paying Rs" 8E,=B in an auction" %he $atter ca$e to light when a citien na$ed )"" agendra applied for infor$ation under the Right %o Infor$ation .R%I/ Act" It

is said that he took interest in digging out infor$ation about the site after an ac4uaintance of his disclosed about the fraudulent deal"

%hanks to the efforts of 01A Secretary )asavara'u who $ade $eticulous investigations of the docu$ents, the 01A property worth several crores was saved

fro$ being usurped"

%he site is in >ayalaksh$ipura$, which was for$ed about =B years ago" It is a corner site off the road leading to %he ;reen Hotel on Hunsur road" %he site bears

the nu$ber 8:3A, having site nu$ber 8: towards the east, another site on the north and roads on the western and southern sides"

%he fraud was co$$itted by Ra'u, FB, a resident of -aduvarahalli 8nd ain, 1oor o" =" He is said to have forged the signature of 01A Tone = Special

%ahasildar 1evara' and also used a duplicate rubber sta$p for the fake docu$ents"

%he truth is that no auction was held for site no" 8:3A" However, the accused Ra'u is said to have created fake docu$ents that clai$ed that he had purchased the

site in an auction for Rs" 8E,=B on >an" :, 6KEK" A titleMdeed for the site was prepared at Tone = office under an"8, 8B6:"

%he site, for which fake docu$ents were prepared in >anuary, was registered three $onths later O that is on ar" 88, 8B6:, at =":B p$, at the SubMRegistrars

office in 01A" It is said that the letter written by Special %ahasildar 1evara' to the SubMRegistrar to get the site registered was also forged"

Soon after the fraudulent deal ca$e to the fore, 01A Secretary )asavara'u placed a signboard at the site four days ago, stating that the land belonged to the

01A" A co$plaint was lodged at the Laksh$ipura$ -olice Station yesterday"

It is surprising that the titleMdeed for the site was prepared despite any auction conducted by the 01A, no application sub$itted, no notes written by the officials

concerned and no entry $ade about cash pay$ent" %he -olice have launched a hunt for the accused who is at large"

01A e$ployees booked for forgery, cheating

ysore 0rban 1evelop$ent Authorities .01A/ have filed a police co$plaint against one - agara' son of -uttaswa$ygowda and two e$ployees of 01A staff

who supported the accused in creating fake docu$ents at Laksh$ipura$ police station"

01A co$$issioner C ; )etsur$ath said a site in ;okula$ III stage was allotted to one ! Ranganayaki in 6KE: through auction and she had obtained title

deed in 8BB8" )ut in the $eanti$e, the accused agara' has created fake docu$ents about the site and $ade the authorities believe that he had purchased the

said land in 6KEK in an auction" Later he has taken title deed for it and then sold it to another party"

)ut the cri$e has co$e to light after the actual owner approached the authorities only recently" #hen the docu$ents were verified, 01A authorities found that

site nu$ber has been forged fro$ :E to E:"

%he co$$issioner said the title deed of the said site obtained by agara' has been cancelled and we are investigating on this score"

!rishnara'a subdivision AC- A -rakashgowd said 01A has given against three persons and we are investigating it"


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%he ysore City Corporation al$ost lost a huge site because of the negligence of the ysore 0rban 1evelop$ent Authority .01A/ before the fraud was

discovered in the nick of ti$e"

%he accused !rishna had forged docu$ents of 6"6: acres in Survey o B in !esare village and sold it to one -arvee who started constructing a building when

it was stopped by CC officials" %he accused had even got an oC to sell the land fro$ 01A, which did not bother to find out the real owner"

!rishna is said to be a relative of the $an to who$ the land originally belonged before it was ac4uired by the erstwhile City I$prove$ent %rust )oard .CI%)/ for

civic purposes about J years ago"


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"ere#y + e-oice urges the concerned authorities + to answer the following 7uestionnaire a#out '%* pro,ect #y D*E

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:" Is not &land A!RAA SA!RAA SCH**( itself illegal 7

=" Is not the $ove of govern$ent of !arnataka to legalise land encroach$ents 2 illegal buildings , in itself illegal 7

" %ill date in so$e cases of land encroachers are evicted 2 so$e buildings violating building byelaws de$olished , you could have spared the$ toen'oy the benefit of land akra$a sakra$a sche$e" #hy you didnt spare the$ 7

F" Is this sche$e applicable for only chosen few 7

E" 1oes this sche$e also benefit rich people above )-L 7

J" 1oes this sche$e also benefit big land developers , land developing co$panies 7

K" %o $y previous R%I appeals to 01A , )1A only partial infor$ation was given , conveniently hiding the truth" Is it not violation of R%I act 7

6B" 1oes not hiding infor$ation about land cri$es , in itself also a cri$e 7

66" I have shown in detail so$e land cri$es in !arnataka" #hat action by govern$ent of !arnataka , casewise 7

68" https533sites"google"co$3site3sosevoicefor'ustice3'udgesMcoverMupMlandMsca$s,

6:" https533sites"google"co$3site3sosevoicefor'ustice3landMgrabbersMinM$MuMdMa ,

6=" 1oes not hiding a land cri$e , e$bolden land grabber to co$$it $ore land cri$es 7

6" #hat action taken against )1A , 01A 2 Revenue depart$ent officials who are covering crores worth land sca$s inspite of $y repeated appeals 2R%I Re4uests 7

ain ) 5 R%I +0*S%IS ysore 1C , CISSI*R < 01A . @SR* 0R)A 1*?*L-*% A0%HRI%@ / 2 CISSI*R < CC. @SR* CI%@ CR-RA%I / AR* A


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8K" in villages , there are cattle graing grounds $eant for the usage of whole villagers, forest for the usage of whole village , lands belonging to village te$ples"So$e villagers have donated their personal lands to village te$ples , cattle graing for the benefit of whole villagers" All the villagers are stake holders , owners ofsuch lands" #hen 01A 3 CC 3;?*R*% ac4uires such lands to who$ does it pay co$pensation 7 what about welfare ob'ectives of those lands 7

:B" till date , how $any lakes , ponds , how $any feeder canals have been closed , filled with $ud , developed , sold as sites , etc by 01A CC or other landdevelopers 7

:6" has the 01A , CC taken alternate steps to create new lakes , ponds 7 how $any are created till date 7

:8" in 2 around $ysore city , high tension electric lines are there in busy residential areas " as per Indian electricity act , no per$anent structures should be underthe H% lines" However there are buildings under it" In so$e places , H% lines runs in the $iddle of the road" %he authorities Have developed those areas beneathH% lines as parks , rented outadvertise$ent spaces 2 built per$anent fencing of those areas spending lakhs of ta9payers $oney" %his fencing obstructs the $ove$ent of service personnel ofelectricity board , to service H% line" Are all these structures under2 surrounding H% lines legal 7

::" till date how $any burial grounds are ac4uired 2 sold as sites by 01A 3 CC 3 ;?*R*% or other developers 7 specific figures yearwise since 6KJEcastewise , religionwise 7

:=" in 2 around $ysore city , in how $any areas developed by 01A 2 private developers , the sewage water generated in those areas is directly let into lake ,ponds 7

:" how $any tributaries , lakes , ponds are killed in this fashion by 01A , CC 2 other developers , housing societies 7

:F" how $any business co$ple9es , flats , residential layouts developed by private real estate developers , housing societies are du$ping the sewage , 3 wastegenerated in their buildings , into unauthoried du$ping grounds , lakes , etc " thus disturbing the environ$ent 2 creating public health haard 7 how the 01A 3CC is $onitoring sewage 3 waste disposal 7 status report yearwise since 6KJE till date "

:E" how $any unauthoried housing layouts are there in 2 around $ysore city 7 what action by 01A 3 CC 3 ;?*R*% against the$ 7 action taken report

yearwise since 6KJE till date "

:J" around $ysore city , vast areas of village far$ lands , agricultural lands are ac4uired by private real estate developers for non agricultural purposes by a singlefir$ or single owner" Are these actions legal 7 so$e of these real estate agents have sold those lands to private industries , $ultinational co$panies for crores ofrupees" Has the 01A 3 CC 3;?*R*% given alienation of land ie conversion fro$ agricultural to industrial usage" Has !IA1) given consent to it 7

:K" can a single individual 3 fir$ can purchase such vast tracts of agricultural lands , is it legal 7 is it within the !IA1)s

co$prehensive industrial area develop$ent plan 7

=B" has the 01A 3 CC , !IA1) given wide publicity , public notice calling for ob'ections before alienation of such lands 7

=6" are all those alienations , strictly in confor$ance to 01As 3 CCs C1- 2 !IA1)s industrial area develop$ent plan 7 violations how $any 7

=8" is the 01A 2 !IA1) revising 3 $odifying C1- 2 I10S%RIAL AR*A 1*?*L-*% -LA , to suit those real estate developers 2 -rivate co$panies 7 on

what legal grounds 7

=:"what action has been taken based on $ysore district $agistrate $r"%""?i'aya )haskars report on land grabbings in $ysore 7

=="in$ysore city , hebbalMhootagalli industrial area , a lake has been destroyed while building kaynes hotel , hinkal lake is shrinking , lake in front of )*L

+uarters has been alloted to 3S %HRILL*R CL%HI; C, are all these actions legal 2 in confor$ance to 01As C1- 7 if not why 7 what action 7

=" while auctioning off the lands of sick industrial unit 3S I1*AL >A#A L%1 , was there any preM4ualification to bidders that after purchase of lands only it $ust

be used for industrial use or only industries can participate in the bidding process 7

=F"why not it has been clearly $entioned in the tender docu$ent that , said land is open for alienation 7

=E" about this issue , our publication has even raised its ob'ections , in its newspaper " no action , why 7 as a result , the govern$ent , banks , e$ployees werecheated off their dues 2 the private fir$ $ade huge profits" is this auction 2 alienation legal 7

=J"nu$erous ;s , trusts pro$oted by religious bodies , $utts are allotted pri$e lands at preferrential rates , for the reason that they will use it for public 3 social

welfare" however $any of the trusts are using the whole or part of the land for co$$ercial purposes other than the stated public 3 social welfare purpose" what

action has been taken by 01A , CC or govern$ent in such cases 7

=K"how $any trusts have violated govern$ent nor$s in this way since 6KJE till date7 what action taken by 01A , CC 2 govern$ent action taken report

yearwise since 6KJE till date 7

B"how $any such illegalities 3 violations by trusts are regularied by 01A , CC or authorities , on what legal grounds 7 A%R since 6KJE till date 7

6"before regulariing such violations have you sought public ob'ections 2 given $edia publicity 7 if not why 7

8"how you are $onitoring the net wealth growth of so$e 01A 3 CC 3 R*?*0* officials 2 their fa$ily $e$bers , who have land ac4uisition 3 denotifying ,land usage conversion authorities 7

:"how $any trusts , ;s are allotted pri$e residential 3 co$$ercial lands by 01A 3 CC 3 ;?*R*% on lease basis , in turn the said trusts , ;s

have sulet it either partly or wholly to others 7

="how $any such lease allot$ents are sold by 01A 3 CC 3 ;?*R*% before the e9piry of lease period , without public auction 7

" what are the nor$s followed by 01A 3 CC 3 ;?*R*% for the sale of leased lands to the lessee before the e9piry of lease period 7

ain C 5 R%I G +0*S%IS CISSI*R < )A;ALR* 1*?*L-*% A0%HRI%@ . )1A / , CISSI*R , )RIHA%H )A;ALR*AHAA;ARA -ALI!* . ))- / 2 CHAIRA , !ARA%A!A I10S%RIAL AR*A 1*?*L-*% )AR1 . !IA1)/ AR* A


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6" how $any ti$es since 6KJE , )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% has revised 3 $odified the )angalore citys co$prehensive city develop$ent plan 7

8" how $any cases of C1- violations were registered by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% since 6KJE till date 7

:" how $any cases of C1- violations were legalied in the C1- revision 3 $odification by the authorities 7

=" when an application for alienation of land is $ade to you , say fro$ civic a$enity site to co$$ercial , what nor$s are followed by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3;?*R*%7

" how do you provide alternate civic a$enity site in the locality , if the area is already full 7 do you deprive people of civic a$enities 7

F" during such alenation , is the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% collecting $arket rate difference between civic a$enity site 2 co$$ercial site 7 if notwhy 7

E" in bangalore city , $any building co$ple9es , buildings have been built fully violating building byeMlaws G no set off , no parking space , no e$ergency fire e9it ,no earth4uake tolerant " what action by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*%7

J" how $any cases of building byeMlaws violations has been registered by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% since 6KJE 7 what is the action status reportyearwise 7

K" how $uch of )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% lands , sites , buildings 2 houses have been illegally occupied by cri$inal tresspassers since 6KJE 7

6B" has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% registered cri$inal cases against each such illegal occupation 7 if not why 7 provide status report yearwise 7

66" in how $any cases of such illegal occupation )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% has legalied , regularied such illegal occupation 'ust through )1A 3))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% V s resolution instead of of reMallotting the sa$e through public notification to the ne9t senior $ost in the waiting list , after givingnotice of allot$ent cancellation to original allottee 7 if not done so why 7

68" has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% followed all legal nor$s in reallot$ent of lands , sites , houses , etc to the illegal occupiers 7 what is theprocedure followed 7

6:" in bangalore city , nu$erous housing societies 2 real estate 1evelopers have $ushroo$ed , Land allot$ents of how $any housing societies , real estate fir$sa$ong the$ are legally authoried by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% 2 how $any not 7 since 6KJE till date 7

6=" has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% filed cri$inal co$plaints against such illegal housing societies 2 illegal real estate fir$s 7 if not why 7

6" what action )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% has initiated against real estate fir$s 2 housing societies who have violated )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3;?*R*% nor$s , layout plans , etc 7 if not why 7

6F" the govern$ent has fra$ed building byeMlaws like width of road , space for civic a$enities , parking space , e$ergency fire e9it , etc keeping high in the $indsafety of people first" )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% is in the practice of levying a pittance as penalty on the building byelaw violators , layout1evelop$ent plan violators 2 legaliing those violations" Safety of public 2 a$enities of public are totally neglected by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*%"#hen public people die , suffer in'uries 3 accidents G say during a fire tragedy in a co$ple9 due to lack of fire e9it , when people park vehicles on pave$ent in frontof a business co$ple9 as the co$ple9 doesnt have a parking space of its own , the pedestrians going that way are forced to co$e down on road resulting inaccidents , in'uries 2 deaths " is not the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% responsible for those accidents , in'uries 2 deaths 7

6E" what is the criteria adopted by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% for out of %urn allot$ent of Lands , sites , houses to renowned sports persons ,'udges , 'ournalists , politicians , artists , etc 7

6J" how $any 'udges , artists , politicians , 'ournalists , sports persons , etc have benefited fro$ these out of turn allot$ents by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3;?*R*%7 specific figures yearwise since 6KJE 7

6K" what action has been taken against developers , housing societies , who have violated )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% nor$s 7

8B" when poor scheduled caste , scheduled tribe people , $inority people illegally live n )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% sites building te$porary huts ,)1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% with the help of police raes down those huts 2 evicts the poor by brute force" #hereas , when cronies of politicalbigwigs illegally occupy )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% lands worth crores of rupees 2 build big co$ple9es earning thousands of rupees $onthly rent ,)1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% or authorities not even files police co$plaint against the$ instead regularies the illegal occupation by levying a pittanceas fine" #hy this double standard by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*%7

86" H# A@ CAS*S < ILL*;AL CC0-A%IS are regularied by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% since 6KJE till date 7 yearwise figures 7

88" how $uch of )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% lands , sites , houses are under illegal occupation 7 status report yearwise since 6KJE 7

8:" how $uch of those has been recovered 7 has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% arecovered the rents earned by illegal occupation 7

8=" have you filed police co$plaints against those cri$inals G tresspassers 7 if not why 7

8" is the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% giving wide publicity 2 sufficient ti$e to bidders about its auction schedules 7

8F" is the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% giving $arket value to land loosers 7

8E" is the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% e9actly using the ac4uired lands , for the sa$e purpose $entioned in the pro'ect plan 7

8J" is the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% ac4uiring lands at lower rates fro$ far$ers 2 selling it at a pre$iu$ , by way $aking profits 'ust like a realestate agency 7

8K" in villages , there are cattle graing grounds $eant for the usage of whole villagers, forest for the usage of whole village , lands belonging to village te$ples"So$e villagers have donated their personal lands to village te$ples , cattle graing for the benefit of whole villagers" All the villagers are stake holders , owners ofsuch lands" #hen )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% ac4uires such lands to who$ does it pay co$pensation 7 what about welfare ob'ectives of those lands7

:B" till date , how $any lakes , ponds , how $any feeder canals have been closed , filled with $ud , developed , sold as sites , etc by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3;?*R*% or other land developers 7

:6" has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% taken alternate steps to create new lakes , ponds 7 how $any are created till date 7

:8" in 2 around bangalore city , high tension electric lines are there in busy residential areas " as per Indian electricity act , no per$anent structures should beunder the H% lines" However there are buildings under it" In so$e places , H% lines runs in the $iddle of the road" %he authorities Have developed those areasbeneath H% lines as parks , rented out advertise$ent spaces 2 built per$anent fencing of those areas spending lakhs of ta9payers $oney" %his fencing obstructsthe $ove$ent of service personnel of electricity board , to service H% line" Are all these structures under 2 surrounding H% lines legal 7

::" till date how $any burial grounds are ac4uired 2 sold as sites by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% or other developers 7 specific figures yearwisesince 6KJE castewise , religionwise 7

:=" in 2 around bangalore city , in how $any areas developed by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% 2 private developers , the sewage water generated inthose areas is directly let into lake , ponds 7

:" how $any tributaries , lakes , ponds are killed in this fashion by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% 2 other developers , housing societies 7


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:F" how $any business co$ple9es , flats , residential layouts developed by private real estate developers , housing societies are du$ping the sewage , 3 wastegenerated in their buildings , into unauthoried du$ping grounds , lakes , etc " thus disturbing the environ$ent 2 creating public health haard 7 how the )1A 3))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% is $onitoring sewage 3 waste disposal 7 status report yearwise since 6KJE till date "

:E" how $any unauthoried housing layouts are there in 2 around bangalore city 7 what action by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% against the$ 7 actiontaken report yearwise since 6KJE till date "

:J" around bangalore city , vast areas of village far$ lands , agricultural lands are ac4uired by private real estate developers for non agricultural purposes by asingle fir$ or single owner" Are these actions legal 7 so$e of these real estate agents have sold those lands to private industries , $ultinational co$panies forcrores of rupees" Has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% given alienation of land ie conversion fro$ agricultural to industrial usage" Has !IA1) givenconsent to it 7

:K" can a single individual 3 fir$ can purchase such vast tracts of agricultural lands , is it legal 7 is it within the !IA1)s co$prehensive industrial area develop$ent

plan 7

=B" has the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% given wide publicity , public notice calling for ob'ections before alienation of such lands 7

=6" are all those alienations , strictly in confor$ance to )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*%s industrial area develop$ent plan 7 violations how $any 7

=8" is the )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% revising 3 $odifying C1- 2 I10S%RIAL AR*A 1*?*L-*% -LA , to suit those real estate developers 2

-rivate co$panies 7 on what legal grounds 7

=:"what action has been taken based on $ysore district $agistrate $r"%""?i'aya )haskars report on land grabbings in $ysore 7

=="in$ysore city , hebbalMhootagalli industrial area , a lake has been destroyed while building kaynes hotel , hinkal lake is shrinking , lake in front of )*L

+uarters has been alloted to 3S %HRILL*R CL%HI; C, are all these actions legal 2 in confor$ance to 01As C1- 7 if not why 7 what action 7

=" while auctioning off the lands of sick industrial unit 3S I1*AL >A#A L%1 , was there any preM4ualification to bidders that after purchase of lands only it $ust

be used for industrial use or only industries can participate in the bidding process 7

=F"why not it has been clearly $entioned in the tender docu$ent that , said land is open for alienation 7

=E" about this issue , our publication has even raised its ob'ections , in its newspaper " no action , why 7 as a result , the govern$ent , banks , e$ployees were

cheated off their dues 2 the private fir$ $ade huge profits" is this auction 2 alienation legal 7

=J"nu$erous ;s , trusts pro$oted by religious bodies , $utts are allotted pri$e lands at preferrential rates , for the reason that they will use it for public 3 social

welfare" however $any of the trusts are using the whole or part of the land for co$$ercial purposes other than the stated public 3 social welfare purpose" what

action has been taken by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% in such cases 7

=K"how $any trusts have violated govern$ent nor$s in this way since 6KJE till date7 what action taken by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% action takenreport yearwise since 6KJE till date 7

B"how $any such illegalities 3 violations by trusts are regularied by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*%, on what legal grounds 7 A%R since 6KJE till date 7

6"before regulariing such violations have you sought public ob'ections 2 given $edia publicity 7 if not why 7

8"how you are $onitoring the net wealth growth of so$e )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% officials 2 their fa$ily $e$bers , who have land ac4uisition 3

denotifying , land usage conversion authorities 7

:"how $any trusts , ;s are allotted pri$e residential 3 co$$ercial lands by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% on lease basis , in turn the said trusts ,

;s have sulet it either partly or wholly to others 7

="how $any such lease allot$ents are sold by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% before the e9piry of lease period , without public auction 7

" what are the nor$s followed by )1A 3 ))- 3 !IA1) 3 ;?*R*% for the sale of leased lands to the lessee before the e9piry of lease period 7

F" what is the status of house allotted to sri"chandrashekariah vide )1A allot$ent letter no5 :6B38FE3)1A3A13!RSL.H/3EJMEK dt 663BJ36KEJ"

E" why )1A didnt file police co$plaint to evict encroachers7

J" why )1A didnt infor$ the descendents of original allottee about the cancellation of their allot$ent 7

K"what happened to the $oney deposited by original allottee7

FB"isthe action of )1A allotting the said house to an illegal encroacher 'ust by the resolution of )1A co$$ittee legal 7

F6" in case the )1A wished to reMallot the said house , first it $ust have infor$ed the original allottee about cancellation of allot$ent allowing the$ sufficient ti$e to

reply with public notice in news papers , then they should have allotted the said house to the senior $ost in the waiting list" )ut )1A has 'ust allotted the house toan illegal encroacher by the resolution of )1A co$$ittee" Is it legal 7

F8" )1A officials gave half truths to $y R%I re4uest 2 stated that the said file concerning this issue cannt be found ie lost " is it legal 7

F:" has the )1A filed police co$plaint regarding theft of file fro$ the record roo$ 7 H0RA)L* CISSI*R < )1A -L*AS* R*


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@*AR % #HICH A)?* -*R%AIS 5 1C0*%S -*R%AIS % @*AR 6KK M 8B6 "

-0)LIC Ianuary, stating that the building constructed at Alanahalli was illegal

and slapped a fine of Rs 6,BBB on the organisation as per the !arnataka Land Revenue Act, 6KF="

Apar t fro$ th is pena lty, Art of Living was given two da ys ti$e to de$olish the building , fa il ing whi ch the depart$ent would clear the

encroach$ent and slap an additional fine of Rs 8 per day"

Shunted out of the deputy co$$issioners post, ;upta, now assistant director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, says, &1uring $y tenure, a survey

was being conducted of the 6,BB acres of govern$ent land" And wherever discrepancies were found, notices and orders were issued" 1uring

that survey, we found out that the Art of Living had encroached upon five acres of govern$ent land"(

;uptas orders were not carried out" %he sa$e day, a letter fro$ the chief $inisters office signed by -rincipal Secretary IS -rasad

prevented the deputy co$$issioner and the taluka ad$inistration fro$ carrying out its duties"

%he letter instructed the district and taluka ad$inistration against de$olishing the Art of Living building on survey o" =63< block .-F/ in

Alanahal li , saying, &%he chie f $inister wil l take a decision on it "( However, @edd yurappa did no t bother to take any decision and the Art of

Living continued construction activities on the land"

&It was done to stop the precipitate action,( says -rasad" An Art of Living delegation had $et @eddyurappa and he had asked the district

ad$inistration to refrain fro$ action till a further decision is taken"

&%hat didnt happen due to various reasons" )ut the current Chief inister 1? Sadananda ;owda will call a $eeting with all the local officials,(

says -rasad"

Responding to the clai$s, !arthik !rishna of the Art of Livings bureau of co$$unication says, &Since 8BB:, we have been working to denotify

this land that was falsely notified to e9tract a bribe, which we fought tooth and nail and were also slapped with a fine"(

%he Art of Living has not encroached on any land, he says" %he Macre plot was purchased by R Raghu fro$ ;angu )elli )elliappa on 8

ove$ber 8BB8" Since then, the pre$ises have been utilised with the per$ission of the landlord for conducting yoga and $editation classes,

says !rishna"


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&%his is not the first ti$e a case of landMgrab has been brought against the Art of Living,( says Laksh$ana" In andya district, the organisation

has been accused of grabbing 8B acres" And a 8BBF report on govern$ent land encroach$ents in the state had also found discrepancies in its

)engaluru ashra$" In ysore, apart fro$ the five acres of govern$ent land, the Art of Living has encroached around seven acres worth Rs EB

crore near the tourist spot of Cha$undi Hills"

? )alasubra$ania$, for$er chair$an of Land %ask ustice Rao said laws related to land need an overhaul, to ensure owners of the land get a share of develop$ent" &%he growth of real estate $afias andskyrocketing property prices hindered average inco$e earners fro$ purchasing property" )y creating $ega cities, we have done a great da$age to the country,(he added"

>ustice Rao said various govern$ents have failed to develop district and taluk head 4uarters as a result of which we are not able to prevent $igration to cities"&)angalore has developed as a cancerous slu$" %he urban areas are not having the infrastructure or facilities to deal with this $assive population inflow,( he said"%he 'udge also pointed out that the oning laws often allow arbitrary classifications without taking into account the real situations on ground"

- ! ohanty, Additional Secretary, 0nion inistry of Housing and -overty Alleviation, said the proposed law for property rights for urban poor, to ensure spaces for

street vendors, was under consideration and it would be soon placed before the -arlia$ent"

A $a'or issue that needs to be addressed is residency rights of urban poor in the conte9t of vulnerabilities that they face" %hough several govern$entalprogra$$es, specially >0R were designed for this purpose, there was a lack of sufficient response fro$ the States to avail the funds and use the$ in ti$e,he said"

'%F proposes+ goernment disposes

Siddaiah was brought back to ))- despite re4uest for his suspension for his role in 1L< case

Senior IAS officer H" Siddaiah, who returned as )ruhat )angalore ahanagara -alike .))-/ Co$$issioner for a second stint, has co$e under the scanner ofthe )angalore etropolitan %ask


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%he )%agadish Shettar of trying to hush up the $atter by bringing back the sa$e &suspect( officials" Heplans to seek;overnor H"R" )hardwa's intervention in the $atter as the Chief inister was involved"

Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, r" !allahalli said %irakana ;oudar, %own -lanning e$ber .%-/ in the )1A, who was reinstated to his postwhile he was out on bail, was also being favoured by the Chief inister"

3$F iolations

%he )%< has arrested r" ;oudar, who was charged with helping 1L< Southern Ho$es legalise construction beyond what was per$itted on a civic a$enity .CA/site" He was accused of approving the widening of the Huli$avuM)egur Road to legalise 1L< Southern Ho$es illegal construction"

&1L< constructed 6,KF8 flats instead of the ==B for which they had taken per$ission" #e are not even able to get docu$ents under the Right to Infor$ation Act"#e want the ;overnor to intervene,( r" !allahalli said"

U**V cameras in '3! are coered with cow dung5

%he govern$ent will cancel alternative land and sites allotted by the )angalore 1evelop$ent Authority .)1A/ in &prestigious e9tensions( in lieu of private landac4uired for the develop$ent of Sir" " ?isvesvaraya, !e$pe ;owda, >nanabharathi and )anashankari e9tensions"

aking an announce$ent in this regard in the Legislative Asse$bly, Chief inister Siddara$aiah pro$ised to order a probe into alleged violation of nor$s andirregularities co$$itted by )1A and punish the guilty"

Responding to a calling attention notice $oved by S"%" So$ashekar, !"" Ra'anna and !" Shadakshari of the Congress, r" Siddara$aiah ad$itted that there

were illegalities and irregularities in allocation of sites and land for the land ac4uired in )1A"

%he govern$ent would order a probe into the sca$ and action would be initiated against those involved in it" He would direct the senior officials to in4uire into the$isuse of incentive sche$e of allotting land for land losers" Irregularities in revenue land sca$ would also be probed and all allot$ents $ade under this categorywould be cancelled forthwith, r" Siddara$aiah said"

1etailing the allot$ent $ade by )1A since 8BBJ, r" Siddara$aiah said that :,:6= sites had been allotted under the categories of alternative sites, incentivesche$es, land to land and revenue sites" &%he govern$ent will not spare anybody who has $isused the sche$es in connivance with the officials(, he said"

Initiating the debate, r" So$ashekar alleged that )1A had flouted nor$s while allotting sites and land for ac4uisition of land without notification"

&)1A officials used the sche$e to their convenience, which are $eant for helping the poor far$ers and land owners(, he la$ented"

Accusing )1A of generously giving sites and land to ;-A holders in posh localities, r" Ra'anna, alleged that the authority had not followed guidelines and officialsallotted sites and land at their whi$s and fancies" &%he close circuit ca$eras installed in )1A are being covered with cow dung to gloss the $urky dealings" It issca$ worth Rs" 6,BBB crore and needs co$prehensive investigation(, he said"

Violation of order

-ointing at the violation of r" Siddara$aiahs order, r" Ra'anna said that, through the Chief inister issued order against allotting sites and land under thecategory on >uly 66, )1A allotted si9 sites on the sa$e evening and issued possession certificates on >uly 6:" %his clearly e9hibits the uncanny knack of )1Aofficials to circu$vent the directions of the Chief inister and shows that )1A was above govern$ent, he observed"

6eclaim =BP category sites+ says /admara, panel

)A;ALR*5 In a big blow to allottees of ; category sites, the >ustice ) -ad$ara' Co$$ittee reco$$ended to the state govern$ent it cancel and reclai$ :BJsites allotted under the chief $inisters discretionary 4uota" %hese sites in pri$e localities were allotted between 8BB= and 8B66"

%hree beneficiaries, who have already constructed houses, have been asked to cough up twice the current $arket price of the sites if they want to retain the$"

%he panel has reserved its decision on two sites allotted to for$er C 1? Sadananda ;owda and )>- LA 1 >eevara' as their cases are pending before theSupre$e Court"

In all, :6: sites3plots were allotted under ; category of )1A rules by previous Cs 1hara$ Singh,H1 !u$araswa$yand )S @eddyurappa" %he beneficiariesincluded a present $inister, -s, LAs, LCs, political party leaders, bureaucrats, police officers, doctors, 'ournalists and even personal assistants, cooks, driversand peons of powerful politicians"

In ysore on Saturday, chief $inister Siddara$aiah said he would study the report and take necessary action"

)ased on a petition filed in 8B6B by advocate ?asudev urthy, the !arnataka High Court directed the state govern$ent to for$ a co$$ittee to look into the $atterand sub$it a report" Accordingly, the govern$ent constituted the >ustice ) -ad$ara' Co$$ittee" )y then, $any allottees who bagged these pri$e sites worthcrores of rupees had sold their plots in the open $arket for 6B ti$es that a$ount"
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%hough the panel sub$itted its report on August 8F, 8B6:, the govern$ent has dithered taking action" %hough the issue was part of the agenda in cabinet$eetings, it was kept aside reportedly under pressure fro$ the beneficiaries"

%here are even allegations of beneficiaries influencing chief $inister Siddara$aiah to bring an a$end$ent to the )angalore 1evelop$ent Authority .)1A/ Act,6KEF so that they can hold on to their sites"

According to )1A rules, a person who owns a site or a house in )angalore is not eligible for allot$ent under the ; category" )ut, the $a'ority of beneficiariesowned a site or house in the city" %he co$$ittee report has pointed out that persons who gave a false declaration on this count should forfeit their sites"

So$e pro$inent allottees

?isveshwar Anantha Hegde !ageri .)>-/

urugesh R irani .)>-/

- Renukacharya .)>-/

-rahalad >oshi .)>-/

R Roshan )aig .Cong/

RAshoka.)>-/

Sharan -rakash -atil .Cong/

Shakuntala Shetty .)>-/

% !rishnappa .>1S/

Srinivas .>1S/

; category site

Rule of )1A .Allot$ent of Sites/ Rules, 6KJ=, lays out various categories under which it can dispose of stray sites" %here are seven categories5 A .via auction/, ).for sportspersons/, C .for those who e9cel in arts, science, literature, education, $edicine and public ad$inistration/, 1 .for e9Mservice$en/ < .for dependents ofgovern$ent servants who die in the line of duty/ and ; .for persons in public life as $ay be directed by the govern$ent/" #hile A, ) C, 1, * 2 < category sites areallotted on the reco$$endation of a )A subMco$$ittee, ; category site allot$ents are the prerogative and discretion of the chief $inister"

#ho is eligible

W 1o$iciled in !arnataka for not less than 6B years

W either allottee nor fa$ily should own a site or house in )angalore $etropolitan area

W Allottee or fa$ily should not have been allotted a site or house by the )1A, or any other authority within )angalore $etropolitan area" Allottee has to sub$itaffidavit to this effect

Read articles on )1A 5

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E0-%43! chairmen feel heat oer site scam


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Advocate % S Satyananda had lodged a case against three $e$bers of the Legislative Asse$bly and several others in the andya Lokayukta Special Court forillegal distribution of sites" %he govern$ent had directed the authorities to withhold the distribution"

Recently, financial irregularities of Rs crore in 01A and Rs 6F"KB crore by the Ra$anagara$MChannapatna 0rban 1evelop$ent Authority have co$e to light"

%he local police investigated the case and filed a chargesheet"

%he $inister said5 e have sent a proposal to hand over the case to the C)I" In a few days, with the Cs approval, the case will be handed over"(

/ro#e panel yet to scratch surface of %43! Uirregularities5

Its been a $onth since a highMlevel co$$ittee was for$ed to probe allegations of irregularities in land ac4uired by angalore 0rban 1evelop$ent Authority.01A/ for Chelyar Layout" It is operational only on paper"

%he grandiose plan of 01A to for$ a layout and distribute sites to applicants at Chelyar and adya villages near Surathkal co$es at a cost5 Rs" E,BBB $onthlyoutgo to service a Rs" 68 crore loan taken for it"

In an order sent by the 0rban 1evelop$ent 1epart$ent, on August , a co$$ittee was to deliver a report on the legality of the pro'ect within 6 days" %heco$$ittee is headed by Regional Co$$issioner .ysore/ "?" >ayanthi, with 1eputy Co$$issioner " -rakash and 1eputy 1irector of Land Records )"!"!usu$adhara as $e$bers"

After allegations that the price paid for the land in 8BBJ was too high and favourable to private players, inister for 0rban 1evelop$ent ?inay !u$ar Sorake

pro$ised a probe in >une"

%he pro'ect envisaged buying 8BB acres of private land at an agreed rate of Rs" 8,BB a cent" After the approval of the erstwhile )>-Mled govern$ent, nearly E:acres of land had been bought"

U4nscientific pro,ect5

#hile $ost 01A officials who talked to #he /indu clai$ed to have been transferred to the Authority only after site for$ation, one senior official said5 &%he entirepro'ect was approved by the State govern$ent" And so, in this respect, the papers are clean" However, there is a need to ask why the a$bitious layout was for$edwhen the Authority was reeling under debt"( Already burdened with a Rs" = crore loan, in 8BBJ, 01A took an additional Rs" 68 crore"

any officials view the in4uiry as a political witchMhunt5 ai$ed at the nowMoutMofMpower party, rather than the Authority itself"

U6eport soon5

#ith not one $eeting called so far, r" !usu$adhara said there was little clarity on the scope of in4uiry"

However, the 1eputy Co$$issioner said, e only have to clear the suspicions" #e will collect the re4uired docu$ents, and present it before the RegionalCo$$issioner during her visit on Septe$ber 68"(

3$F-6o#ert Vadra controersy: $!D3 S*!%

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#e can ascertain the 4uantu$ of $oney that is involved in the sca$ only after the investigation, Shar$a said"

))- co$$issioner Siddaiah entrusted the )%< to carry out in4uiry into the V6,:K crore sca$ after it was unearthed by the %?CC" %he )%< is anautono$ous agency under the state govern$ent" It is alleged that bills were sanctioned even though works were not co$pleted in the three asse$blyconstituencies" %he irregularities took place during the ad$inistrative period when ))- re$ained without peoples representation" #ith no corporators, LAslooked after pro'ect works in the wards" %he elections to ))- were held in 8B6B after a gap of three years"

Last une 8B, 6KE= under

LAC 6B" Re$aining 8"BK acres was ac4uired by 01A fro$ one -uttathaya$$a through $utual agree$ent on ct" :6, 6KJ"

A 6"6= acre land was given to the !arnataka #ater )oard where a road and park have been developed" %he re$aining area lies vacant, of which Shankare ;owda

allegedly created fake docu$ents to stake clai$ on 8: guntas of land in the na$e of the Housing Society"

R%I activist )"" agendra had sought infor$ation about the said land under the Right to Infor$ation .R%I/ Act which brought to light the alleged irregularity"

Response to LA ?asus letter5 Cha$ara'anagar LA ?asu had written a letter to 0rban 1evelop$ent inister ?inay !u$ar Sorake, urging hi$ to probe the

irregularities in sites allot$ent, suspecting the involve$ent of so$e 01A officials"
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%he inister directed the 0rban 1evelop$ent 1epart$ent Secretary to probe the $atter, who in turn asked the 01A Co$$issioner to sub$it a report regarding

the allegations" A directive was issued to the 1C too to probe the $atter, following which a co$plaint was lodged against the Housing Society -resident"

d to usurp %43! corner site using fake documents

#ith the real estate prices in city skyrocketing, efforts to usurp sites and govern$ent land by hook or by crook are on too, despite several precautionary $easures

taken up by the 01A"

Here is an incident of a person trying to ac4uire a corner site in >ayalaksh$ipura$, $easuring 66B968B ft, by not paying a single paisa to 01A but by $erely

paying Rs" 8E,=B in an auction" %he $atter ca$e to light when a citien na$ed )"" agendra applied for infor$ation under the Right %o Infor$ation .R%I/ Act" It

is said that he took interest in digging out infor$ation about the site after an ac4uaintance of his disclosed about the fraudulent deal"

%hanks to the efforts of 01A Secretary )asavara'u who $ade $eticulous investigations of the docu$ents, the 01A property worth several crores was saved

fro$ being usurped"

%he site is in >ayalaksh$ipura$, which was for$ed about =B years ago" It is a corner site off the road leading to %he ;reen Hotel on Hunsur road" %he site bears

the nu$ber 8:3A, having site nu$ber 8: towards the east, another site on the north and roads on the western and southern sides"

%he fraud was co$$itted by Ra'u, FB, a resident of -aduvarahalli 8nd ain, 1oor o" =" He is said to have forged the signature of 01A Tone = Special

%ahasildar 1evara' and also used a duplicate rubber sta$p for the fake docu$ents"

%he truth is that no auction was held for site no" 8:3A" However, the accused Ra'u is said to have created fake docu$ents that clai$ed that he had purchased the

site in an auction for Rs" 8E,=B on >an" :, 6KEK" A titleMdeed for the site was prepared at Tone = office under an"8, 8B6:"

%he site, for which fake docu$ents were prepared in >anuary, was registered three $onths later O that is on ar" 88, 8B6:, at =":B p$, at the SubMRegistrars

office in 01A" It is said that the letter written by Special %ahasildar 1evara' to the SubMRegistrar to get the site registered was also forged"

Soon after the fraudulent deal ca$e to the fore, 01A Secretary )asavara'u placed a signboard at the site four days ago, stating that the land belonged to the

01A" A co$plaint was lodged at the Laksh$ipura$ -olice Station yesterday"

It is surprising that the titleMdeed for the site was prepared despite any auction conducted by the 01A, no application sub$itted, no notes written by the officials

concerned and no entry $ade about cash pay$ent" %he -olice have launched a hunt for the accused who is at large"

*3 to pro#e 6s @+@A crore !3' denotification scam

Lokayukta directs the agency to sub$it a report within >uly :B

Irregularities to the tune of Rs F,FKE crore in land ac4uisition and co$pensation by the !arnataka Industrial Areas 1evelop$ent )oard .!IA1)/ between 8BBF and8B66 M the span of the )>- govern$ent M will be investigated by the CI1" %he land involved is a whopping 8F,FE= acres"

A petitioner, >ayaku$ar Hire$ath, filed a co$plaint with the Lokayukta last August following a directive fro$ the !arnataka High Court" He had sought a C)I probeinto the issue"

%he $atter is now referred for a CI1 probe, Hire$ath told )angalore irror" I welco$e this" As the deadline is set now, it has set the ball rolling into the probe"

In an order dated 8K ay 8B6=, A C ?idhyadhar, additional registrar of en4uiries .AR*/, !arnataka Lokayukta, has referred it to the CI1 with a >uly :B deadline tosub$it a report on the case" Honourable Lokayukta has taken up the $atter for investigation and re4uisitioned your services under section 6 .:/ of !arnatakaLokayukta Act for a further investigation and report"

In this conte9t, I would like to bring to your notice that under sec 6 .:/ of !arnataka Lokayukta Act, the Honourable Lokayukta and 0pa Lokayukta can avail theservices of any agency for the purpose of investigation" As the $atter pertained to econo$ic offences, the Honourable Lokayukta has felt it is necessary to utilieyour services for investigation, says the co$$unication sent by the Lokayukta to the CI1, a copy of which is with )angalore irror"

arnataka "* summons %3 of arnataka ndustrial !reas 3eelopment 'oard
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)A;ALR*5 Strongly observing that !IA1) .!arnataka Industrial Areas 1evelop$ent )oard/ has failed to ensure the benefits of land ac4uisition reached thetargeted groups, including far$ers as envisaged in its sche$es, the !arnataka high court has directed the $anaging director .1/ of the board to appear beforecourt on udge H")"Ravindranath to probe the irregularities in site allot$ent"

%he panel, in its report, had said that of the total 6,JBB sites in the layout, 6,:B sites were allotted in violation of the law"

%he co$$ittee had pointed out 88 different types of lapses in site allot$ent" )ased on the report, r" )ansal had said that a co$plaint would be lodged with thepolice against the persons indicted in the report"

In the $eeting, R"!" Siddara$anna, LC, said that it was not possible to initiate legal action against erring persons on the basis of the report sub$itted by theprobe panel"

He said that according to Section K.8/ of !arnataka 0rban 1evelop$ent Authorities Act, only the president of an urban develop$ent authority should head thepanel that probes irregularities"


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%he $eeting has decided to for$ a fresh panel under r" )ansal"

%he subMregistrar of Shi$oga and co$$issioners of S01A and Shi$oga City Corporation would be the $e$bers of the panel"

eanwhile, !allur eghara', $anaging trustee of Shantaveri ;opala ;owda Sa$a'awadi Adhyayana !endra %rust, has de$anded a C)I probe into theirregularities in site allot$ent by S01A"

*arlier, r" )ansal had said that he would initiate action against the erring persons based on the report sub$itted by the panel headed by r" Ravindranath"

Speaking to presspersons here on #ednesday, r" eghara' alleged that r" )ansal haddecided to go for a fresh probe yielding to political pressure"

Y ael to !e #eaded !- +e(ut- "o))issioer

Vi(ul asal

Y 'u!registrar o$ '#i)oga ad "o))issioers o$ '+ ad &it- &or(oratio to !e )e)!ers

!m#areesh !ccused of *ornering = Sites

A1@A5 An individual is entitled only to one site fro$ an urban develop$ent authority .01A/ in the state, but Housing inister H A$bareesh allegedly got

three large ones"

Recently accused of violating rules to get a site fro$ the andya 0rban 1evelop$ent Authority, A$bareesh allegedly bent the rules to get

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