GHMC chief summoned

The judge was dealing with a petition by one Bal Mukund Misra, a resident of Feelkhana, seeking action against the authorities for not acting on his complaint and also to declare the construction of a building by one Purushottam Vyas as illegal and against Zoning Regulations and Building Rules.

The petitioner told the court that the landowner obtained permission for construction of Groun-d+1 floor, but had built a cellar and G+4 on 186.74 sq. yds.

The judge said, “The landowner has added four extra floors with impunity. I am unable to comprehend as to what the officials of the GHMC had been doing till the construction of the building, in utter violation of the building plan, was almost complete.”

In view of the extraordinary facts of this case, the GHMC commissioner was directed to be present and explain the abject inertia, inaction and indifference being displayed by the Corporation in curbing the illegal constructions.

Justice Raja Elango on Friday found fault with the city police for not arresting a four-member family which duped several jobless persons by collecting huge amounts from them promising jobs.

The judge was dealing with anticipatory bail plea by P. Sujatha and her sons Nitish Kumar and Hitesh Kumar, accused in the case.

The judge found that the entire family, including its head P. Anil Kumar had duped several unemployed persons, one of whom had paid Rs 6 lakh to get a job in a private model school. The judge asked TS additional public prosecutor D. Rami Reddy why the accused had not been arrested though the complaint was lodged in January. Mr Reddy said several witnesses and victims were examined, others were yet to be examined and the accused will be arrested.