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Friday, Dec 03, 2004

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Karnataka

Builder pulled up for violating order

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, DEC. 2. A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, comprising Justice B. Padmaraj and Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das, has asked a builder why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for violating court orders.

The Bench said it was satisfied that a prima facie case had been made out for the issue of notice to the builder for initiating proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The complainants — Ashish Kumar and Asima Kumar, owners of a flat on Patalamma Street, Basavanagudi — said Mohammad Ali, a builder, had violated court orders by undertaking external construction at a building, though a single judge had only permitted him to go ahead with internal work on the ground and first floor.

The complainants said they found that Ali had violated the building plan and approached the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP), which had issued a provisional notice. When the construction continued, the complainants approached the High Court.

On June 14, 2004, a single judge stayed the construction and restrained Mr. Ali from taking up the work.

On August 3, 2004, the single judge modified the stay and permitted Mr. Ali to carry out internal work. The complainants said that in November, they found that Mr. Ali was carrying out construction work and filed a contempt of court petition.

Adjourned

Justice K.L. Manjunath on Friday adjourned by two weeks a petition by several tenants in Murugeshpalya seeking a stay on the forfeiture of the buildings in which they were living.

On January 10, 2000, the Government passed orders under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotic Substances (NDPS) Act attaching the properties (houses) of Pakeerthan.

The order stated that Pakerthan had bought the properties by allegedly trading in narcotics and drugs.

The properties had been purchased in the name of Sugandhi, Pakeerthan's wife.

The petitioners claimed that they had been living in the houses for along time and they would be displaced if the properties were forfeited.

Justice Manjunath called for records and adjourned further hearing by two weeks.

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