Shivaram Karanth Layout controversy: Karnataka govt suspends 5 sub-registrars

Bengaluru: Karnataka Revenue minister R Ashoka on Wednesday informed the legislative council that the state government has suspended five sub-registrars in the last one week fearing reprisal from the Supreme Court over illegal registration of sites in the controversial Shivaram Karanth Layout in Bengaluru.

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Speaking on the issue of Akrama Sakrama and revenue sites, on a question raised by JD(S) MLC Kantharaj, the revenue minister said the judiciary is quite firm in these kinds of situations and the government is trying to navigate the choppy waters as swiftly as possible.

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“The SC admonished us over the issue of property registrations in Shivaram Karanth Layout, despite the apex court asking the government to halt it. We had to suspend five sub-registrars in this issue,” he said. The SC had directed that no registration of sites in favour of third parties could be embarked upon post its directions for land acquisition for the layout in March 2018.

Ashoka said the government had filed the action taken report, citing the suspension of the sub-registrars, in an affidavit to the SC.