Governor returns Land Regularisation Bill

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsKarnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Monday returned the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2012, seeking to regularise houses built on government land in rural areas, to the government for reconsideration.“The Amendment Bill does not serve any public good or social cause, on the other hand it may lead to illegal grabbing of government land and may cause inroads into the rule of law. So, it needs to be reconsidered by both Houses,” the Governor said in his message to the government.With this, the ruling BJP’s attempts to get political mileage ahead of the Assembly elections have hit a roadblock.In his message, Bhardwaj has also expressed apprehension that the policy of regularisation of encroachment of government land would encourage illegal occupation of government land.Referring to V Balasubramanian’s report, which pointed out encroachments on 11 lakh acres of government land and also the A T Ramaswamy committee report, he stressed the need to curb illegal occupation of government land in the larger interest of the public.This is not the first time the Governor is returning Bills passed by the legislature.Earlier, he had twice returned Karnataka Town and Country Planning and Certain Other Laws (Amendment Bill) 2009, which allows regularisation of unauthorised constructions built before December 2009 for a fee.He also sent the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill (2010) to the President for consideration.first published:September 04, 2012, 10:07 ISTlast updated:September 04, 2012, 10:07 IST 
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