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HC reserves verdict on Bidar Fort land grant

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday reserved orders on petitions by the State Government and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) challenging the grant of land by the Land Tribunal near the world famous Bidar Fort to some individuals.

While the ASI is in charge of maintenance and upkeep of the fort, the State too has filed an appeal against the order of the tribunal.

The ASI submitted that the Fort is a protected monument and that nobody or no agency could tamper with or grant land near it. It said that the Fort land could not have been granted under any circumstances.

The State has said that though the Assistant Commissioner who is part of the tribunal had objected to the grant, the other members had gone ahead with the grant.

The beneficiaries, Tagare and others, contested the State claim and said they were always in possession of the land. They said they might not have cultivated the land but their tenancy over the land could not be questioned.

Justice Rammohan Reddy, who held a special sitting for the entire day to hear the dispute, reserved orders.

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