Bangalore(India):The government on Tuesday placed before the green Bench of the high court the Lok Ayukta report, which went into the Rs. 150-crore mining bribery scam. "We have formed a three-member committee to study the recommendations made by the Lok Ayukta in the voluminous report submitted to the government on December 18. The committee comprises additional chief secretary, home secretary and mines secretary. We have three months to decide and send a report on the proposed action. Moreover, there is an SLP pending before the Supreme Court on the same issue. That was tagged with other pleas challenging the power of the high court to direct a CBI probe. That plea is filed by G Janardhana Reddy, who had earlier filed the plea and later withdrew it,'' advocate general Udaya Holla told the court.
"In that case, we'll await the apex court's verdict. We are in a fix. One, there is a similar plea pending before the highest court of the land; second, the applicant there is a respondent here in this petition. There are serious allegations made. If those things are not proved, the petitioner may have to compensate. Tell him to be ready with Rs 1 lakh to pay as compensation to each of the respondent MLAs (including former and present CM) who were made party to this PIL," the division Bench headed by the Chief Justice told the petitioner's advocate before adjourning the hearing.
Shankar Munavalli, former KPCC member from Belgaum, had filed this plea complaining that JD(S) and BJP joined hands to form the government under B S Yeddyurappa in November 2007 -- just to hush up the mining bribery scam.
3 pleas disposed of
The green Bench in its first sitting disposed of three petitions related to mining. The Bench told the authorities to survey the land and take action against the guilty if they are indulging in illegal mining or quarrying.
The cases relate to Melinakuruvalli and Bekalapura in Thirthahalli (Shimoga), Kolachagondalli in Honnali taluk (Davanagere) and Thodar village in Mangalore taluk.
"In that case, we'll await the apex court's verdict. We are in a fix. One, there is a similar plea pending before the highest court of the land; second, the applicant there is a respondent here in this petition. There are serious allegations made. If those things are not proved, the petitioner may have to compensate. Tell him to be ready with Rs 1 lakh to pay as compensation to each of the respondent MLAs (including former and present CM) who were made party to this PIL," the division Bench headed by the Chief Justice told the petitioner's advocate before adjourning the hearing.
Shankar Munavalli, former KPCC member from Belgaum, had filed this plea complaining that JD(S) and BJP joined hands to form the government under B S Yeddyurappa in November 2007 -- just to hush up the mining bribery scam.
3 pleas disposed of
The green Bench in its first sitting disposed of three petitions related to mining. The Bench told the authorities to survey the land and take action against the guilty if they are indulging in illegal mining or quarrying.
The cases relate to Melinakuruvalli and Bekalapura in Thirthahalli (Shimoga), Kolachagondalli in Honnali taluk (Davanagere) and Thodar village in Mangalore taluk.
[Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 25 Feb 2009]
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