Temple Land Forgery Case: Court Says Both Civil And Criminal Cases Valid
NDTV
It is alleged that in 2018, Mr Sreenivasa executed a gift deed of a portion of this land in the name of his wife Suraksha and another portion in the name of his son.
The High Court of Karnataka has held that both a civil suit and a criminal complaint are maintainable in a case where forged documents were allegedly used to transfer the property of a temple.
YN Sreenivasa and his wife Suraksha had approached the High Court challenging a criminal complaint filed against them by Latha Manjari and her son YA Chetan Kumar.
It was claimed in the complaint that the husband of Latha Manjari -- L N Ashwathama -- and Mr Sreenivasa jointly owned one acre and 11 guntas land (40 guntas make one acre).
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) acquired this land, leaving out 14 guntas.
