Hi

On 2nd Feb 2009, World Wetland Day, the Hon'ble High Court of
Karnataka will hear two major PIL efforts on two high
controversial projects in Karnataka.

The High Court will hear a batch of connected PILs and Contempt
Petitions relating to the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure
Corridor Project - a major reason for controversy being the
excessive and illegal acquisition of lands unconnected to the
project, especially about 20 lakes that have been destroyed by
M/s Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise. Former Prime
Minister Mr. Devegowda's book exposing the corruption and
collusion in the project along with his letter to Judges of the
High Court have been taken /suo moto/ as a PIL, and it should
not be a surprise to see him come personally to defend his
position. (Case No. 3568/2007, 17550/2006, etc.)

Another very important case listed for final hearing is
Environment Support Group's PIL against the privatisation of
lakes. (Case No. 817/2008)

Both matters are listed for final arguments.

Those interested in listening to the arguments may want to come
prepared for thorough searches (which will delay your entry),
and should have the cause list printed out to show at the
entrance gates to the High Court.

Sincerely.

Leo Saldanha
Environment Support Group

_
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT_

_DAILY CAUSE LIST _

* *

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
ON Monday THE 02ND DAY OF February 2009
AT 10.30 AM
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE
&
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.G.SABHAHIT
COURT HALL NO : 1
LIST NO. 1

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COURT SITTING TIME : 10.30 AM - 1.30 PM and 2.30 PM to 4.45 PM
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NICNET Court Hall : 1 Page No : 1
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Slno Case NO/Year Adv for Pet/Appl/Comp Adv for Resp
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NOTE: THE LEARNED COUNSEL ARE REQUESTED TO PRODUCE THE
PHOTOSTAT COPIES OF THE CITATIONS ON WHICH THEY RELY
UPON.?

DEFAULT CASES
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1. WA 885/2008 (GM ,ST/RN ) SREEVATSA ASSOCIATES GA SD.
REG. NON-COMPLIANCE OF
OFFICE OBJECTION
(FOR 2ND TIME)
& WA 2062-2106/2008

2. WA 1342/2007 (KLR ,LG ) B S HADIMANI K ABHINAV ANAND FOR R4 & 5
REG. NON-COMPLIANCE ALLALAPPA, R1 SD.
OF OFFICE OBJECTION RAM, R3 SD.
RAISED IN PF MEMO AC, DODDABALLAPUR SUB-DIVISION
(FOR 3RD TIME) R6 SD.

3. WP 14187/2008 (GM ,RES ) P ANU CHENGAPPA GA SD
PIL
NON-COMPLIANCE OF O/OBJNS.
(3RD TIME)

4. WA 1973/2007 (GM ,RES ) ARAVIND KUMAR GA SD
REG. NON-FURNISHING OF
PF, C/A, CORRECT ADDRESS,
COPIES, ETC., IN R/O
RESPONDENTS
(FOR 1ST TIME)

5. WA 842/2008 (L ,TER ) M/S SUBBA RAO & CO
REG. NON-FURNISHING OF
PF, C/A, CORRECT ADDRESS,
COPIES, ETC., IN R/O
RESPONDENTS
(FOR 1ST TIME)

NICNET Court Hall : 1 Page No : 2
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Slno Case NO/Year Adv for Pet/Appl/Comp Adv for Resp
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6. WA 1877/2008 (S ,RES ) T RAJARAM & VEENA JADHAV FOR R1
REG. NON-FURNISHING OF RSBG LAW FIRM GA SD.
PF, C/A, CORRECT ADDRESS,
COPIES, ETC., IN R/O R2 & 3
(FOR 1ST TIME)

7. WA 1805/2007 (S ,RES ) R GOPAL A C ASHA FOR R1
REG. FURNISHING OF PF,
C/A, CORRECT ADDRESS,
COPIES, ETC., IN R/O R2
(FOR 3RD TIME)

8. WA 2096/2007 (LA ,KIADB ) PRAKASH T HEBBAR THE STATE R1 SD
REG. FURNISHING OF PF, SECRETARY, KIADB,
C/A, CORRECT ADDRESS, BANGALORE, R2 SD.
COPIES, ETC., IN R/O R4-6 SPECIAL LAO, KIADB,
(FOR 3RD TIME) BANGALORE, R3 SD.

9. WP 15082/2008 (L ,RES ) PREMKUMAR - GA SD
PIL PARTY IN PERSON
NON-FILING OF 2ND SET
OF WP (3RD TIME)

ORDERS
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10. WA 1915/2008 (GM ,RES ) CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY GA SD
REG. AWAITING SERVICE OF
NOTICE ON RESPONDENTS

11. WP 14659/2008 (L ,RES ) PREMKUMAR - PETITIONER GA SD
PIL PARTY IN PERSON
MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL OF WP

12. WP 16138/2008 (GM ,RES ) BASAVARAJ R BANNUR GA SD
PIL
MEMO FOR DISMISSAL OF WP

13. WA 571/2007 (KLRA , ) PRASANNA V R G A K GOWDA FOR C/R7
(WP 25402/1992 DD FILE (CP NO.227/2007)
KEPT BELOW)
REG. MISC.W.131/2009
FOR BRINGING LR'S OF
DECD. 1ST APPLNT.
Connected With
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WA 1741/2008 PRASANNA V R

REG. ACCEPTANCE OF
THE COUNSELSUBMISSION &
A/W OFFICE OBJECTION &
ALSO MISC.W.130/2009
FOR BRINGING LR'S OF
DECD. 1ST APPLNT.

NICNET Court Hall : 1 Page No : 3
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Slno Case NO/Year Adv for Pet/Appl/Comp Adv for Resp
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14. CCC 641/2006 ( , ) SUNDARASWAMY RAMDAS & ANAND GA FOR R1 & 5
A/W MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL P V CHANDRASHEKAR FOR R5
FILED BY COMPLAINANT
MEMO FILED BY R5
((BY SPECIAL ORDER)
Connected With
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WP 3568/2007 M/S KING & PARTRIDGE GP FOR R1

IA-4/07, IA-5/07 & IA-3/08 K N SUBBAREDDY FOR R4
FOR IMPLEADING M/S SUNDARASWAMY RAMDAS &
IA-7/2007 FOR DISPENSATION & ANAND FOR R3
IA-8/2007 FOR STAY Y NARAYANASWAMY FOR R2
IA-9/2007 FOR AMENDMENT K SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY
IA-I/08 FOR STAY FOR IMPLEADING APPLNT.
IA-II/08 FOR EARLY HG. IN IA-4/2007
MISC.W 168/09 FOR DISMISSAL OF LEO F SALDANHA
WP (PARTY-IN-PERSON)
MISC.W 212/09 FOR DISMISSAL FOR IMPLEADING APPLNT.
OF WP IN IA-5/2007
T NARAYANASWAMY FOR IA-III/08
SUNITHA P KALSOOR FOR
IA-IV/07
ASHOK HARANAHALLI FOR R1
WP 17550/2006 S R ANURADHA M/S SUNDARSWAMY RAMDAS &

PIL ANAND FOR IMPLDG.
IA-I/07 TO V/07 FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANT IN IA I/07
LEO F SALDANHA FOR APPLICANT
IN IA II/07
[PARTY-IN-PERSON]
GA FOR R1
K N SUBBA REDDY FOR IMPLDG.
APPLICANT IN IA III/07
K SHASHI KIRAN SHETTY FOR
IMPLDG. APPLICANT IN IA IV/07
LAW PARK ASSTS FOR IMPLDG.
APPLICANT IN IA V/07
KING & PARTRIDGE FOR R3
R4 DELETED V/O DTD.08/08/08
PASSED IN CCC 641/06
WP 18216/2006 SUNDARASWAMY RAMDAS & ANAND GOVT ADV FOR R1 & 3

BY SPECIAL ORDERS B R SRINIVASA GOWDA FOR R2 & 4
REG. NON-FILING OF 2ND SET L GOVINDARAJ FOR R5
E R DIWAKAR FOR R5
KING AND PARTRIDGE FOR R6 & 7
WP 15156/2005 K N SUBBAREDDY & VIVEK S REDDY K KRISHNA FOR R4

BY SPL. ORDERS B R SRINIVASAGOWDA FOR R3&R6
MISC.W 213/09 FOR ADDL. Y NARAYANASWAMY FOR R5
GROUNDS GA FOR R1 & 2
FURNISHING OF 2ND SET OF WP R7-S GUNDANNA SD
R8-PATTABHIRAMAN C H K SD
KING AND PARTRIDGE FOR
R9 & 10

NICNET Court Hall : 1 Page No : 4
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Slno Case NO/Year Adv for Pet/Appl/Comp Adv for Resp
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WP 573/2009 JUST LAW-S SRIRANGA GA FOR R1 & R2

(PIL) ASHOK HARANAHALLI ASSTS
FOR R1 & R2
T NARAYANASWAMY FOR R3
KING & PARTRIDGE FOR R3 & R4
(VK FILED FOR R4)
BASAVARAJ V SABARAD FOR R6
NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN R/O
R5 & R7
WP 1771/2009 SUO-MOTU ASHOK HARANAHALLI ASSTS

PIL FOR R1 TO R3 & R9
KING & PARTRIDGE FOR R4
T NARAYANASWAMY FOR R5
D L JAGADEESH FOR
SRI. H D DEVEGOWDA
S G KULKARNI FOR R7
R6-SECY, UNION OF INDIA,
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT &
FORESTS, NEW DELHI SD
R8 ACK AWAITED

15. WP 12607/2007 (LB ,RES ) BASAVA PRABHU S PATIL & ASSCTS M/S KING & PATRIDGE FOR R3&R4
PIL R2-BMIAPA,BY ITS MEMBER
SECY SD
GA FOR R1

16. WP 817/2008 (GM ,RES ) S SIDDAPPA & S SUNIL DUTTYADAV H S SACHIDANANDA FOR R2
PIL B C MUDDAPPA FOR R15
ASHOK HARANAHALLI FOR R6
B V SHANKARANARAYANA RAO
FOR R7
S G PANDIT FOR R8
PRAMOD N KATHAVI FOR R11
B BHAVANI SHANKAR RAO FOR R13
N BAYYAREDDY FOR R14
R12-BMIC AREA PLANNING
AUTHORITY BY ITS SECY. SD
AAMSTEL LAW ASSOCIATES FOR R16
R9-INDO NORWEGIAN ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAMME BY CO-ORDINATOR SD
S BASAVARAJ FOR R11
NILOUFER AKBAR FOR R1,R3,
R4,R5 & R10

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Dear Friends,

Greetings.

As the New Year rolls on into a new era of hope (thanks largely to
American voters for overhauling in one electoral stroke hundreds of
years of racial discrimination), we are happy to share with you some
very important victories in our little sphere of activity. But before we
get into the details, we wish to draw your attention to an important
clarification.

As part of its decennial celebration earlier this year, Environment
Support Group disseminated two calendars. One celebrating public spaces
was produced in house and is tied in with our ongoing campaign on
/Reclaiming Public Spaces/. Another on /Social Movements /was wholly
produced by Intercultural Resources, New Delhi, and subscribed to by us.

When we announced that these calendars are available for sale, we
inadvertently presented the Social Movements Calendar as being
co-produced by ESG. In fact, this calendar is produced entirely by
Intercultural Resources, New Delhi. We are so happy with the product
that we decided to subscribe to the effort with a small ticker at the
bottom introducing ESG - and promoting this exhaustive collation of
various peoples movements in India. We sincerely regret this error.

A few calendars (both on Social Movement and Public Spaces) are still
available us and those interested in getting a copy could soon get in
touch with us.

*Major initiatives of ESG this past month
*

ESG's campaign to ensure cities are planned and managed justly reached a
new high on 6th January 2009 when the Hon'ble Lok Adalat (Karnataka
Legal Aid Services Committee) of the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka
heard our appeal against rampant and illegal felling of trees in
Bengaluru by officials of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on the ruse
of widening roads. ESG has complained that in violation of law and in
variance to the judgment in our PIL (WP 7107/2008) against illegal road
widening by public authorities, forest officials had illegally permitted
the felling of hundreds of old avenue trees in important promenades of
Bengaluru. A committee of Experts appointed by the High Cout in the PIL
had not consensually agreed to widening roads without full compliance
with the law, and the matter had to be referred to the Lok Adalat per
the judgment of the High Court in the PIL. Instead of following this
direction, officials decided to fell over 300 trees on Sheshadri Road
during December, thus destroying one of the most charming boulevards of
Bangalore. In the process they disregarded complaints that these actions
were illegal and the widening would jeopardise pedestrians and cyclists
due to its poor design.

The Hon'ble Lok Adalat was very upset by such illegal actions and
decided to take away the powers of the Tree Officer for granting
permissions to fell trees. It was ruled that henceforth all tree felling
in Bangalore would be allowed only by the Adalat's permission. The
Adalat also decided to refer our PIL back to the High Court to rule on
the legality of road widening per the Karnataka Town and Country
Planning Act, and a variety of other urban administration legislations.

This victory has stalled efforts of rampant and illegal tree felling
under the watch of forest officials, and raised important questions
amongst many if a timber mafia is behind this programme. The Karnataka
Government must now defend before the Court how it can implement the
illegal road widening programme underway (about 100 major roads are
proposed to be widened in Bangalore) on the ostensible claim of
relieving the city of traffic congestion. This when not appreciating any
of the more progressive solutions such as enhancement of walking and
cycling opportunities in the city (a major relief in the age of climate
change), and advancing cheap and effective public transport (such as by
buses). The current road widening programme is bound to displace
hundreds of homes and businesses in core Bangalore, potentially fell
over 40,000 avenue trees (making it the single largest episode of
environmental destruction in the city's history) and jeopardise the
lives of thousands of pedestrians, cyclists, children, senior citizens,
differently abled and motorists, as the widened roads have absolutely no
safeguards build to protect lives and livelihoods.

More details on this issue are online at:
http://www.esgindia.org/campaigns/Tree%20felling/Hasire%20Usiru/background.html

*
World Wetland Day brings important PIL efforts to Court:*

On Monday, 2nd February 2009, World Wetlands Day, the Hon'ble High Court
of Karnataka will hear final arguments in two Public Interest Litigations.

One PIL initiated by Environment Support Group is against privatisation
of lakes in Karnataka by the Lake Development Authority. In response to
this PIL, the Government of Karnataka gave an undertaking that it would
withdraw its policy of privatising lakes. The private parties who are
beneficiaries of the policy, in particular East India Hotels (Oberoi
group), Lumbini and Biota have voluntarily accepted not to move ahead
with their plans to commercially develop these lakes. However, the
Government and private parties wish to continue with the long term
leases of the privatised lakes, which we have objected to as being
illegal. The final arguments will help shape a comprehensive policy on
ensuring lakes in Karnataka will forever remain in the commons and thus
enhance the possibility of water security for all. (Our PIL and the
interim order of the Court is accessible at:
http://www.esgindia.org/campaigns/lakes/legal.html).

In this regard we wish to draw your attention to a landmark ruling of
the Hon'ble High Court in a PIL filed against pollution and encroachment
of lakes (PIL WP 1841/2006) and connected during Hearings with our
ongoing challenge to privatising lakes. The Court has held that the
Karnataka Revenue Department (custodian of all lands in the State) will
survey each and every lake in the State to determine its legal
boundaries as a first step to removing encroachments and stopping
pollution. The supervisory powers of this effort has been given to the
Karnataka Legal Aid Services Committee. You can download this judgment
at: http://www.esgindia.org/campaigns/lakes/legal.html.

The other PIL is about the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
project, which is amongst the most controversial land deals and a
subject of litigation and political conflict for over a decade now. The
High Court will hear a batch of connected PILs and Contempt Petitions
relating to this controversial project - with major issues being the
excessive and illegal acquisition of lands unconnected to the project,
destruction of about 20 lakes by developer M/s Nandi Infrastructure
Corridor Enterprise around Bengaluru and serious violations of alignment
of the expressways built around the city. Former Prime Minister Mr.
Devegowda's book exposing the corruption and collusion in the project
along with his letter to Judges of the High Court on the issue have been
taken /suo moto/ as a PIL, and it should not be a surprise to see Mr.
Gowda come personally to defend his position. (Case No. 3568/2007,
17550/2006, etc.)

As we enter a week of major legal challenges, we look forward to your
support and cooperation. Do please keep a check on our website for updates.

Warm regards

ESG Team

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Protest against Assault on Women in Mangalore Pub and State Inaction

We condemn the brutal and unprovoked assault by members of the Sri Ram Sena on young women in a pub in the coastal city of Mangalore, Karnataka, during the afternoon of Saturday, 24 January 2009. We are shocked by the inadequate and reprehensible response of the State administration, police, and political leadership, some of whom have dismissed this is as a 'minor incident'. We do not believe that violent threats to the democratic freedoms and human rights of all citizens, including women, can be treated as 'minor'.

To strongly condemn the disturbing trend of political and social violence against women as a means to enforce a particularly regressive interpretation of culture, there will be a protest on Tuesday 3rd February, outside Karnatak Bhavan, Chanakyapuri (near Samrat hotel) at 12at pm.

Please come with songs, slogans, placards and loud voices.

Please circulate as widely as possible.

--
Nirantar
Resource Centre for Gender & Education
B-64 (2nd Floor), Sarvodaya Enclave
New Delhi 110 017
India
Phone: 91-11-26966334,
91-11-26517726 (telefax)
Website: www.nirantar.net

--
Saheli Women's Resource Centre
Above Unit 105-108
Defence Colony Flyover Market
New Delhi 100 024

-
INSAF national secretariat
124-A/6, First Floor, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110016
Ph: +91-11-65663958, Telefax:+91-11-26517814
E-mail: insaf-Rcf5xc1e9sg@public.gmane.org
URL-www.insafindia.org

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Dear Friends,Comrades,Supporters,
Salaams.
We the vast multitude of unorganised workers do not want to be "beneficiaries" of any government's munificence. We are a 40 crore productive workforce and contribute through our labour 65 percent of the country’s GDP. We demand as a matter of right, minimum standards of social security for us and our dependents, along with well regulated employment, decent wages, fair and humane conditions of work and so on, in the formulation and implementation of which the workers will have a prominent role through tripartite bodies at various levels. All these and more must be ensured to us through a Comprehensive Legislation in which Parliament spells out minimum standards and guarantees instead of leaving it all to be prescribed by the government or by unrepresentative advisory bodies.
A lot of efforts went into the drafting of the Unorganised Sector Social Security Bill 2007 and after many struggles,the Houses of Parliament did pass this Bill, but a very diluted one.This Bill as it stands,is totally denying any social security to the workers.It makes a mockery of the contribution of workers,from the unorganised sector to the economy.There are very important additions to be made,to protect the workers.The Bill will be placed before the President,this coming parliamentary session.Hence there is no time and a huge signature campaign is being organised all over the country.With rallies,dharna,protests being organised all over the the country,the State Campaign Committee,is organising a dharna,mobilising signatures to be sent to the Central government.Please do come in large numbers and support the workers.

Date; Feb 4th,Wednesday
Time: 1pm---4pm
Venue: Mahatma Gandhi Statue,M.G.RD, BAngalore

Come all,sign your verdict,before the President of India stamps hers!!

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The "Joint Statement on the Barbaric Assault in Mangalore", which was
released on 29 January 2009, can be viewed in full at
SACW http://www.sacw.net/article560.html

Till 30 Jan, it had been endorsed by over 400 persons. Endorsements
can now be made online through the Comments section, at the 'Ultra
Violet' site. http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com

(Ultra Violet is an initiative of the Hengasara Hakkina Sangha, a
Bangalore-based Women's Rights Resource Centre.
http://www.hengasarahakkinasangha.org/)

Sumi Krishna

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