Mysore Grahakara Prishat had rececently issued a press statement in which it urged the Commissioner of MCC to pass orders on a complaint filed by Dr.S.R.Anil Kumar claiming that structures constructed by Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Ashram on Survey No.106/2 and 106/3, Nanjangud Road in 1992-93 were illegal, and that MCC incorrectly accorded permission for the construction even though the application was not accompanied by the title deed for the land.
As reported in the media, the management of the Ashram has issued a counter press statement in which it has "condemned" the “interference†of Mysore Grahakara Parishat. Again, as reported in the media, the Ashram authorities have urged MGP to verify the facts before taking up the case. The authorities have also said that it would be sub judice to speak about the dispute as the case is pending before the High Court. They have further said that after an enquiry, MCC had ruled that the hospital building on the disputed land was constructed as per the licence issued by it.
MGP wishes to iterate that it is not taking sides in this dispute. It has merely said that the dispute between Dr. S.R. Anil Kumar and Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Ashram is before the MCC Commissioner and that Dr. S.R. Anil Kumar has produced certain documents supporting his claim. Since the hearings were completed, MGP has urged MCC Commissioner to pass orders immediately on the complaint, since the case was posted for orders as far back as 26-2-2009 and orders have been passed on cases heard after this one.
MGP also wishes to iterate that it has verified that the case is before the MCC Commissioner, hearings have been completed, the case was posted for orders on 26-2-09 and that orders have not yet been passed.
It further wishes to point out that it is not likely that the matter was sub judice, because if it were so, it could not have come before the MCC Commissioner for adjudication. In the hearings conducted by the MCC Commissioner, the issue of the matter being sub judice does not appear to have been raised.
The building might have been constructed as per the licence issued by MCC, but in his complaint, Dr. S.R. Anil Kumar has claimed that permission to the building was accorded by MCC incorrectly and this is one of the issues to be decided by the MCC Commissioner.
Maj.Gen.(Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere, President, Mysore Grahakara Parishat