Times of India: Bangalore: Sunday, April 21, 2013.
In an
interesting development relating to a big scam in the Karnataka Industrial Area
Development Board (KIADB), the Karnataka high court has asked a RTI activist to
avail the alternative remedy available to him.
A division
bench headed by Chief Justice D H Waghela dismissed a public interest
litigation (PIL )seeking a CBI probe into land acquisition by KIADB , solely on
the premise that the petitioner has an alternative remedy available before the
Lokayukta of Karnataka. The bench observed that it is open to Jayakumar
Hiremath, an RTI activist who filed this PIL to avail the alternative remedy.
The
petitioner had placed the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG )
wherein it was highlighted that massive irregularities have occurred in the
disbursement of Rs 6,687.66 cr for acquiring 26,674 acres of lands by the KIADB
during 2006-11 period in Karnataka. The petitioner claimed that even though the
CAG report was placed on the floor of state legislature on March 30,2012, no
follow up action was forthcoming till today.
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