The Deccan Herald 11.12.2010
Court leads the way against encroachment
Kolar, December 10, DHNS:
The Chief Administrative Officer of the District and Sessions Court has filed a complaint against nine persons alleging encroachment of forest land. The move comes in the wake of a direction by the court itself.
The Forest Development Corporation had filed a suit before the Civil Judge, Srinivaspur alleging encroachment of forest land. The case went against the Corporation and an appeal was preferred before the District Court.
The court had asked the Tahsildar, Srinivaspur, to verify the authenticity of the documents produced by Nagaraj, one of the persons accused of encroachment. The tahsildar, in his report filed on November 3, said that the six accused in the case had created false documents showing mutation in their name though land had not been allotted to them. The report also referred to the role of Thimmegowda, K M Ramesh and Ramakrihsnappa - all officials of tahsildar’s office.
The CAO, in his complaint filed before the Civil Judge has accused Nagaraj of fabricating documents to establish ownership over 04 acre 20 guntas of land in Kalkunte of Srinivaspur taluk and also of attempting to encroach the land. The complaint prays to punish the accused under Section 420 and other provisions of Indian Penal Code.
