The Citizens’ Action Forum (CAF) has appealed to the public to wait for the final decision of the Karnataka High Court on Sakrama before deciding on opting for the scheme.

CAF President N S Mukunda, in his press statement, cautioned the public not to be misled by the State Government’s modified Sakrama rules and submit their applications.  The government has issued a draft notification regarding the ‘amended’ rules under Sakrama. It has called for objections against the amendments that it has proposed under Sections 74 and 76FF of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act 1961, when the constitutional validity of section 76FF has been questioned in the HC in a PIL, the statement said.
“If the government is now in a position to amend the provisions, then why did its advocate general submit before the Court that the present government is not in a position to amend the provisions? The government sought time from the court twice to file its objections and has failed to do so,” he said.

The government had proposed to incorporate certain changes without answering fundamental questions on the constitutional propriety raised in the court by the petitioners. This had created a lot of confusion as to whether they should submit their applications and pay the money.

Call CAF: 2669 9085/ 2679 1436/ 2679 1457 for clarification.