Though the BDA marked the roads and dug up drains in some parts of the land that it had acquired and allotted 9,000 sites, the original land owners had blocked the roads with boulders. They had also blocked most of the drains. The allottees were not able to access their sites due to lack of proper approach roads to them and intimidation of the land owners, though the allottees had paid for the sites and got them registered in their names. The allottees are seeking remedy to their problem from the BDA.

BDA was hesitating to take any action in this regard as some of the land owners had brought a stay from the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is keeping its orders pending in the case for two years. BDA had kept its plans to develop the layout pending, till the Supreme Court gave its verdict in the case.

BDA Commissioner Siddaiah said, “We have the responsibility of handing over the possession of the sites to the allottees and developing the layout as promised to them. The Supreme Court has issued interim orders with respect to 126 acres of land. Now, we are planning to develop the remaining land without violating the guidelines of the Supreme Court, after taking the opinion of legal experts. We will take a decision on the issue in another two days.” BDA had declared its intention to acquire 2,750 acres of land for the layout and it has acquired only 1400 acres so far. It is planning to acquire the remaining land, after it starts developing the acquired land.