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Time of India
8 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Karnataka forest department recovers 120 acres of encroached land
Bengaluru: In a major anti-encroachment operation, the forest department Monday reclaimed 120 acres of forest land, worth an estimated Rs 4,000 crore, from illegal occupants at Kadugodi plantation in Bengaluru East taluk. The drive was conducted under tight police security and sources told TOI it followed orders from forest minister Eshwar Khandre. The eviction took place on survey number 1 in Bidarahalli hobli, where encroachments included both agricultural use and illegal structures such as warehouses. "We obtained all necessary clearances and carried out the eviction from morning till evening. The reclaimed land is worth Rs 4,000 crore," a senior forest official from Bengaluru division said. To prevent future encroachments, the department has fenced the recovered land and begun planting native tree saplings. The plantation, originally spanning 711 acres and handed over by the Maharaja of Mysore in 1896, has seen significant reductions over time. Around 450 acres were acquired by the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB), a portion now mired in legal disputes involving private firms. "The remaining 250-plus acres were under forest department control, but had been encroached upon. This drive is part of a wider effort to reclaim green spaces around Bengaluru," the official said, adding that the operation will continue for two more days. Bengaluru Urban forest division has reclaimed 248 acres in the past two years. "We have zero tolerance towards encroachments. With Bengaluru's pollution worsening, we must secure more green spaces," Khandre said. The total value of forest land reclaimed since May 2023 is said to exceed Rs 8,000 crore.
New Indian Express
09-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Karnataka HC refuses to quash graft case in ‘reverse trap'
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a corruption case against AB Vijaya Kumar, joint director of municipal administration, who has been booked in a rare case of 'reverse trap' by the Lokayukta police. Kumar was allegedly caught while returning Rs 3 lakh he had received as a bribe from a complainant, a priest, under the pretext of making a 'donation to the temple'. The incident occurred while Kumar was serving as the special land acquisition officer (SLAO) in the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB). Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed Kumar's petition, challenging the FIR registered under Sections 7(a) and 7(A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in 2022 and the subsequent proceedings. The court observed that a 'reverse trap' refers to a situation where a bribe-taker returns the illegal gratification to the bribe-giver, often for complex reasons.
Indian Express
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Supreme Court sends Yediyurappa's appeal against prosecution in land case to larger bench, cites judicial ‘propriety'
The Supreme Court Monday deferred its verdict on former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa's appeal against prosecution in a land denotification case, citing judicial 'propriety'. The court noted that the matter involved legal questions already under consideration by a larger bench in a different case and tagged Yediyurappa's plea to that case. The bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was considering Yediyurappa's appeal that raised the question of the need for prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act to prosecute public servants. The bench, which reserved its judgement in the batch of matters on April 10, said Monday that while drafting the judgement, it noted that another two-judge bench had dealt with the very same question in a case titled Shamin Khan vs. Debashish Chakrabarty and Ors. The bench refrained from deciding the case as it was of the view that the reference pending since 2018 should be decided first. 'When we were about to start working on it, we realised that there is one another order passed by a coordinate bench that is of April 16, 2024…Shamim Khan versus Debashish Chakrabarty and others, the very same issues are now again referred to the larger bench. So we felt that propriety demands (that this too be referred to the larger bench). Therefore, we have said this,' said Justice Pardiwala. 'As far as maintaining judicial discipline, the coordinate bench of this court has refrained from proceeding further in deciding the underlying issue, which is under reference to a larger bench. We deem it appropriate to tag these petitions with the referred matter Manju Surana versus Sunil Arora and others. Registry directed to place these matters before the honorable chief justice of India for appropriate honors,' Justice Pardiwala said, reading from Monday's order. He added, 'in this order also, we have formulated the issues.' Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, who appeared for Yediyurappa, said, 'It is our lapse that we did not point this (pending larger reference) out. Extremely sorry.' The case relates to allegations that Yediyurappa, as deputy chief minister in 2006, denotified land acquired by the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board in Bengaluru North taluk to set up a hardware park, thereby causing a loss to the state exchequer. A trial court dismissed the complaint against Yediyurappa and then minister for large and medium-scale industries Katta Subramanya Naidu. But the Karnataka High Court in 2021 set aside the trial court order and directed the lower court to take cognisance of the charges against them. Yediyurappa subsequently approached the Supreme Court, challenging the high court order.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US chip toolmaker Lam Research to invest over $1 billion in India
BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S.-based chip toolmaker company Lam Research said it will invest over 100 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) in the next few years in India's southern Karnataka state, the latest boost to the nation's plans to bolster its semiconductor ecosystem. During an 'Invest Karnataka' event on Tuesday, Lam Research said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) for the investment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been trying to grow India's nascent chipmaking industry with initiatives including a $10 billion incentive package. India expects its semiconductor market to be worth $63 billion by 2026. Global chip firms are investing and setting up facilities in India as it races to build up the semiconductor industry and compete with major hubs such as Taiwan. In a post on X, India's IT minister said Lam Research's investment was "one more milestone" in the country's semiconductor journey and a "big vote of confidence" in the government's semiconductor vision. Fremont, California-based Lam Research develops tools essential for semiconductor manufacturing. Its products are primarily used in a wide range of wafer-processing and wiring of semiconductor devices. Karnataka includes the IT hub of Bengaluru and is among the top contributors to India's economy and a major exporter of software, IT services and manufactured goods. ($1 = 86.3690 Indian rupees) Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US chip toolmaker Lam Research to invest over $1 billion in India
BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S.-based chip toolmaker company Lam Research said it will invest over 100 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) in the next few years in India's southern Karnataka state, the latest boost to the nation's plans to bolster its semiconductor ecosystem. During an 'Invest Karnataka' event on Tuesday, Lam Research said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) for the investment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been trying to grow India's nascent chipmaking industry with initiatives including a $10 billion incentive package. India expects its semiconductor market to be worth $63 billion by 2026. Global chip firms are investing and setting up facilities in India as it races to build up the semiconductor industry and compete with major hubs such as Taiwan. In a post on X, India's IT minister said Lam Research's investment was "one more milestone" in the country's semiconductor journey and a "big vote of confidence" in the government's semiconductor vision. Fremont, California-based Lam Research develops tools essential for semiconductor manufacturing. Its products are primarily used in a wide range of wafer-processing and wiring of semiconductor devices. Karnataka includes the IT hub of Bengaluru and is among the top contributors to India's economy and a major exporter of software, IT services and manufactured goods. ($1 = 86.3690 Indian rupees) Sign in to access your portfolio
