MLA, Minister to be impleaded in plea on BIAAPA appointment
The Hindu
They had recommended a BJP member for the post
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday ordered impleading Revenue Minister R. Ashok and Yelahanka MLA S.R. Vishwanath in the proceedings of a PIL petition, which has questioned the validity of appointment of chairperson to the Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority (BIAAPA) based on their recommendations. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued the direction after perusing official records containing details of the process in the appointment of A. Ravi, member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, to the post of chairperson, BIAAPA. The bench found letters written by Mr. Vishwanath on December 19, 2019, and Mr. Ashok on December 30, 2019, to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa favouring appointment of Mr. Ravi, and the entire process of appointment was triggered by these recommendations, though certain deliberations were carried out by the authorities before appointing Mr. Ravi on January 27, 2020.
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