BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings initiated by the Karnataka Lokayukta on a petition filed by Bagmane Developers Private Limited (BDPL) against the action taken by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) which demolished alleged encroachments on storm water drains (SWD) in Bagmane Tech Park in Mahadevapura.
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty passed an interim order after hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Samaj Parivarthana Samudaya, represented by its president S R Hiremath.
The court noted that in this case the Lokayukta prima facie appears to be outside its jurisdiction under Section 8 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984.