HC: Vyalikaval society can retain land for now

[maniyar]

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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the government order cancelling allotment of 165 acre 30 guntas to the Vyalikaval House Building Cooperative Society for its Nagawara Layout project. Justice Anand Byrareddy passed the order while allowing petitions filed by the society, some members who were allotted sites in the layout and some others who had subsequently purchased sites from the members.

The High Court said that the government’s orders are pre-mature as the issue pertaining to land acquisition is pending before the Supreme Court, which is yet to give its ruling. In June 2013, the government had issued an order cancelling acquisition of the land based on an opinion given by the Law Department.

The land had been acquired in 1984.

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The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday quashed a government order (GO) and subsequent circular by the deputy commissioner of Bangalore Urban district, which directed the Vyalikaval House Building Cooperative Society to return the land acquired to the original landowners.

Justice Anand Byrareddy, while passing the order on a batch of petitions, observed that the GO was premature since the matter was pending before the Supreme Court. 

The court directed the State government to wait till the apex court delivered its judgement.