The High Court on Friday clarified that the revenue authorities were not restrained by the Court from taking further proceedings pursuant to the auctions held for certain encroachment-freed lands in Anekal, Bangalore North and Bangalore South taluks.

The Court said that its earlier interim order on April 26, 2007 had only stipulated that all such further proceedings would be subject to the result of the PIL challenging those auctions.

The Division Bench comprising CJ Cyriac Joseph and Justice Ashok B Hinchigeri stated that the Court order did not stand in the way of such further proceedings, while disposing off an application by Nirman Shelters Pvt Ltd, a land developing firm.

The firm had stated that it was the highest bidder for about 2 acre 20 gunta land in Harappanahalli, Anekal taluk at one of the impugned auctions held on April 19, 2007, but the authorities had not issued sale certificates or transferred khata in its favour though there was no restraint order from the Court. The Bench allowed the firm to be impleaded as an additional respondent in the PIL filed by V Shivanna, Organising Secretary of Rashtriya Kisan Sangha, challenging the propriety of the auctions hosted by district administration.

High Court moved
A final year engineering student moved the High Court on Friday seeking a direction to Vishweshvaraya Technological University (VTU) to award full marks for a 36 marks question asked out of the syllabus in a subject of final year examinations.

The writ petition in this regard is filed by Rashmi Fransisca Lobo, a resident of Bangalore. Justice S Abdul Nazeer ordered notices to Higher Education department, VTU and VTU Registrar (Evaluation).