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Karnataka High Court slams BDA for encroachments

This petition, filed in the year 2006, has the history and peculiarity of its own.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed BDA that civic amenity sites shall be scrupulously maintained and it shall ensure that the land reserved for park is not encroached upon.

The court passed directions while disposing a PIL filed by Abhaya, Federation of Residents’ Welfare Association, alleging encroachment of about 3 acres of land reserved to be developed as park.

This petition, filed in the year 2006, has the history and peculiarity of its own. Originally, the petitioner contended that Sy.No.90 situated at Chamundinagara Slum, Hosakerehalli, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, measuring 3 acres was reserved for park as per the layout plan approved by the BDA during the year 1976.

The petitioner alleged that on the land reserved for park, huts and scrap dumps have come up, thereby posing a health hazard for nearby residents.

The HC on Friday directed the BDA to develop the 1 acre 3¾ guntas of the land as public park within a period of six months and in order to compensate for the land of the park lost due to their illegal and unauthorised action, it should provide and develop two acres of land for park in the nearby area.

Ambidant scam
The high court has issued notice to the State government, Udayagiri Police Station, Mysuru and Central Bureau of Investigation while hearing a petition filed by some investors against the ponzi scheme run by Ambidant Marketing Private Ltd. The petitioner, Nafees Pasha, and 19 others had moved the court seeking directions to the Udayagiri police to hand over the investigation of the case to CBI. The petitioners had invested money with the Ambidant company as part of its 'Bhandhan Plan', wherein the company assured the investors of an income of Rs 9,000 to Rs 10,000 every week for every one lakh rupees invested.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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