Karnataka High Court questions delay in eviction in HD Kumaraswamy land case

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The Karnataka High Court has raised concerns over the delay in executing its order to remove encroachments in a land case involving Union Minister of Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy.

During a hearing, the court questioned why its previous directive had not been implemented and warned that failure to comply could result in imprisonment for the officials responsible.

Expressing strong displeasure at the Revenue Department’s inaction, the court took a serious view of the situation and sought accountability from the authorities.

Government advocates informed the bench that 14 acres of encroached land in Kethaganahalli, Ramanagara District of Karnataka, had been cleared so far, while a Special Investigation Team had been constituted to look into the remaining 70 acres.

The court has now issued a summons to the Principal Secretary of the Revenue Department, directing their personal appearance at the next hearing.

The case was heard by a division bench led by Justice Somashekhar, with the next hearing scheduled for Mar 19.