A special land-grabbing court in Bengaluru has ordered an immediate halt to construction at a disputed site in Chikkabanahalli village after a social activist alleged that a leading builder used forged documents to encroach on government land and public pathways.​

What the court has ordered

• The Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court has issued a temporary injunction restraining the builder and anyone acting through it from carrying out any further construction on the scheduled property in Chikkabanahalli, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk.​
• The court has directed the Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner and the Bengaluru East Tahsildar to file a detailed status report on alleged encroachment, including the nature and extent of any encroached area, identities of encroachers, and relevant survey sketches, on the next date of hearing.​
• The matter has been posted for further hearing on March 3, 2026, keeping the interim protection in place till then.

Allegations against the builder

• The case is based on a complaint by social activist Paramesh, who alleges that the builder has occupied government land, including access pathways, by relying on a fake order purportedly issued by the Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner.​
• According to the complaint, when the activist verified the alleged DC order dated June 1, 2022, the Deputy Commissioner’s office clarified that no such order had ever been issued, raising serious suspicion of forgery.​

Action sought against officials and police

• Alongside the court petition, Paramesh has filed a complaint with Kadugodi Police (on November 10) seeking registration of an FIR against the Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner and the Bengaluru East Tahsildar, alleging deliberate inaction, dereliction of duty, abetment and criminal conspiracy under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.​
• The activist contends that despite receiving his complaint and the supporting material, the police have not yet registered an FIR, adding to concerns about administrative inaction in the face of alleged document forgery and land encroachment.​

Why the order matters

• The court’s interim order effectively freezes work at a high-value urban site and signals judicial intolerance toward suspected land grabbing based on forged government papers.​
• By demanding a time-bound status report and detailed survey sketches from revenue officials, the court has brought both the builder’s claims and the conduct of local authorities under scrutiny, which could have wider implications for similar disputes over encroached government land in Bengaluru’s expanding suburbs.​

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