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Thursday, Jan 12, 2006

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Police Department to return applications from live bands

Staff Reporter

HIGH COURTROUND-UP Karnataka Live Band Association seeks court's intervention

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court was on Tuesday informed that the city police have so far received only two applications by live band units seeking permission to open their establishments. But both the applications are incomplete and the police intend to send them back.

This was the stand taken by the State Government and the city police after the Karnataka Live Band Association filed a petition in the High Court seeking its intervention to run the units.

In their petition, the association said the Supreme Court had permitted them to open live bands. But, there were hurdles on the path. Besides, the amount they paid for obtaining licences under the earlier notification has not yet been refunded.

The Government said the live bands have been permitted to operate under the old notifications till new rules are framed. Now that the new rules have been framed, the bands have to obtain licences under it.

It said that 90 per cent of the fees charged from live bands under the old notifications have been refunded.

The remaining 10 per cent could not be refunded, as the live band units did not come forward to claim it.

It said that under the new notifications, only two applications had been received. Justice Ajit Gunjal adjourned further hearing on the case to January 17 and directed the State to file its objections.

Petition dismissed

Justice K.L. Manjunath on Tuesday dismissed a petition by A. Krishnappa, a retired employee of Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP), challenging the Lok Ayukta inquiry against him and its recommendations to the Government to withhold 25 per cent of his pension. In his petition, Mr. Krishnappa said he has put in 35 years of service in the BMP and retired as a Deputy Commissioner. In 1998, D.U. Ashok filed an application seeking allotment of a shop in Jayanagar Shopping Complex. This was still pending when the shop was allotted to another person, he said.

Ashok approached the Lok Ayukyta, which wrote to the Government to take action against Mr. Krishnappa.

On August 14, 2003, the Government directed the Lok Ayukta to conduct an inquiry.

On January 27, 2005, the Lok Ayukta submitted its report to the Government and recommended to it that 25 per cent of Mr. Krishnapppa's pension be cut.

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