Arkavathi Layout row: HC sets up panel to examine correctness of deleting 983.33 acres
The Hindu
The three-member committee will see whether the BDA adhered to directions of the HC and the apex court on Arkavathi Layout land
Observing that ‘acceptable and justifiable reasons are lacking’ in Bangalore Development Authority’s action of deleting 983.33 acres of land after the issuance of final notification for Arkavathi Layout in 2004, the High Court of Karnataka has set up a three-member committee to examine whether the BDA adhered to earlier directions of the High Court and the apex court in retaining or deleting the land notified for the layout.
The committee will consist of K.N. Keshavanarayana, a retired judge of the High Court, Sandeep Dave, a retired IAS officer, and N.S. Megharik, a retired IPS officer, to examine the manner and method adopted by the BDA in deleting 983.33 acres of land.
Justice Aravind Kumar delivered the verdict on September 27 while disposing of around 446 petitions filed by K.P. Anjanappa and hundreds of others questioning the modified final acquisition notification issued by the BDA on June 18, 2014.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.