Tiruvailu ward residents protest against bad roads

September 20, 2011

Mangalore, September 20: Fed up with the despicable condition of roads in Tiruvailu ward of Mangalore City Corporation, dozens of residents on Monday staged a protest in front of MCC building under the banner of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

The protesters alleged that the administration has neglected its duties towards the citizens by not undertaking repair works since long time.

Addressing the gathering leftist activist Sunil Kumar Bajal lamented that Tiruvailu ward has never witnessed any development work, even though it was under the jurisdiction of MCC since last nine years.

“Commuting in Tiruwailu ward has become a nightmare as the road is full of potholes and there is not even a footpath for pedestrians. Some roads have become drainages,” he said.

Despite increasing taxes, the administration has not paid attention to the needs of the residents of the ward, he added.

CPI (M) City Unit secretary Honnayya Amin accused the MCC of pursuing policy of bias and partiality while distributing fund to various wards.

He also said that the BJP led government has done nothing for the development of the city.

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No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

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September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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