Panel to move Kerala High Court against encroachment on Kallai river
The Hindu
Revenue officials hand in glove with encroachers, alleges committee
The Kallai River Protection Committee plans to approach the Kerala High Court once again after the authorities failed to follow the three-year-old High Court order to clear encroachments on the river.
Committee general secretary Faisal Pallikkandy told The Hindu here on Monday that widespread encroachment continued as the authorities were busy tackling the pandemic and alleged that some Revenue officials were hand in glove with encroachers.
“We had procured a High Court order in 2019 and in December that year, the Deputy Collector had served an eviction notice on 19 buildings on the river front. Soon COVID hit, and there was no follow-up on the notice. Now, we see that renovation work is in progress in some of those buildings,” Mr. Pallikkandy said, adding that it was a clear case of contempt of court.
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