Register plaint against Kodagu Deputy Commissioner : Karnataka High Court

Bengaluru: Following allegations against Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Dr Richard Vincent D'souza over passing two different orders in a single day, relating to a property dispute, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed Registrar Vigilance or local judicial officer to file a complaint against the DC. The court was hearing the petition filed by one B.R. Mohammed Shoaib, a resident of Virajpet seeking to quash the order of the DC with regard to a property dispute.

It is alleged that the Kodagu DC had issued two different orders in a property dispute matter involving conflicting parties – B.R. Mohammed Shoaib and R. Khalil Ahmed on the same day. The High Court has also directed the chief secretary to initiate departmental proceedings with regard to the alleged orders passed by the Kodagu DC. The state government was asked to submit a status report by the next date of hearing. The court has stayed the ‘orders’ passed by the DC, and  adjourned the matter to December 14.