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Supreme Court Quashes Karnataka Land Acquisition Over Fraud & Bribery In Housing Society Scheme, Orders Land Restoration To Owners
🇮🇳 India · Society · Bengaluru, Karnataka · 4 h ago
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The Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court accepted the challenge and quashed the acquisition, finding fraud and irregularities in the process.
The bench held that these shortcomings, together with the absence of an approved housing scheme and the involvement of a private intermediary, rendered the acquisition proceedings unsustainable. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 Landowners had challenged the acquisition in 2007, alleging widespread irreg
However, it enhanced the costs imposed by the single judge to Rs 50,000 for each petitioner, or the group of legal representatives of an original petitioner who were appellants in the civil appeals.
According to the Court, a mere approval of the proposed extent of land, without an approved housing scheme and layout plan, would not suffice for land acquisition.
The appellants herein allege lack of authority in law; complete absence of public purpose and fraud having vitiated the instant acquisition.”, the Court said, quoting from Winger v.
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