After causing an uproar in June by questioning the authority of the Kempanna Commission to review Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) reports, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), on Saturday, withdrew the contentious application.
In June, when the commission inquiring into the irregularities in allotment of land in Arkavathi Layout, started hearing petitions, Sunil Dutt Yadav, the BDA’s advocate, had moved an interim petition seeking the deletion of one of the terms of reference notified by the State government: “To look into the legal status of the SLAO reports”. The petition had contended that the commission, also a quasi-judicial authority, could not review another quasi-judicial order.
However, during the second hearing on Saturday, another round of arguments broke out with the other parties criticising the BDA for delaying the process by introducing and withdrawing applications.
The other parties also demanded eight Google maps showing the changes in the layout stage-by-stage. The Commission, however, agreed to show them the maps during the next hearing.
