MCC Accused of Demolishing Illegal House Without Verifying Documents


Mangalore: MCC Accused of Demolishing Illegal House Without Verifying Documents
 
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
 
Mangalore, May 1:
The MCC has been accused of demolishing a portion of a house in Adimar near Gorigudda in the city on charges of illegal construction without verifying the concerned documents related to the house, on Saturday May 1.
 
According to the owners of the house, it was constructed 25 years ago and the MCC had not considered its own Akrama-Sakarma rule as per which the house owners obtained legalization by paying the penalty. The owner of the house is Roopa Pereira.      

 
The house owner’s son Santhosh Pereira said that there is a court case pending but the city corporation has demolished a portion of the house.

“We have paid penalty to the MCC also as per the Akrama-Sakrama rule”, he added.
 
He said that the corporation had served a notice to vacate a portion of the house, but before replying to the notice they arrived with the bulldozer.
 
“They did not allow us to say anything, even though we tried to inform them about the court case and penalty paid as per the Akrama-Sakrama rule”, added Santosh.

The police forcibly lifted the woman from the house, before starting the demolition.
 
An MCC officer said that it was an illegal construction, so the corporation has decided to demolish the illegal portion. He added that a drainage line passes under the illegal construction.
 
The house owners said that they would go to court against the MCC’s act against human rights violations also.

  

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  • Pradeep Pinto, Mangalore/ Mumbai

    Thu, Sep 30 2010

    After reading this article my opion on this matter is that even after paying a penalty under akrama sakrama rule the above said house is been demolished then this rule does not have sense but is only opening door for officers to take bribe in a legal way. so the governmnet should not implement akrama sakrama rule.

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  • mavin karat, mangalore

    Tue, May 04 2010

    illegal is illegal ....there is no question of minority or majority.under the law all are same .pls dont mix communal colors here folks....it should have happen before only...

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  • Abdul Kareem, Mangalore

    Mon, May 03 2010

    Can the City Corporation of Mangalore state in writing that the new high rise Apartment building (Maharaja Heights)opposite St. Marys School( Margil), Falnir, Mangalore promoted by Sri Krishna Palemar , Prop. of Landlinks & District in Charge Minister , Legal in all respects . If not, do we see a notice being served to Landlinks and the top 4 or 5 floors being demolished in the coming week by the same demolishers ? Are laws & rules made / created for the poor / helpless citizens ? I would like the press to investigate into the sanctioned plans of Maharaja Heights Apartment Complex.

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  • Roland,

    Mon, May 03 2010

    where is Ivan D'souza now?

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Mon, May 03 2010

    Akrama means acquired but one does not have title of the land and Sakrama means possession becomes legal.
    Under Akrama one is not owner but using the land for the agricultural supporting activities shed for cows, leaves as fertilizer for fields etc
    Under Akrama Sakrama one become not only possessing the land but also the title owner.

    In the case of Pereira family and as per the information mentioned here, if Pereira family had paid fine for the construction of the house and after paying fine, then if it has converted as legal, then to demolish is illegal under the pretext of illegal construction on one’s own land. If they used laws of expansion of roads with proper compensation, then these doubts and question will not arise.

    To raise doubt about the minority harassment , if the demolition or acquiring of land takes place for the entire area, village, this fear or phobia is not bound to happen. Here in both cases whether it is Patrao or Pereira are uted as micro not as macro. That is why I had expressed my comment of minority harassment.

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  • Valerian Dalmaida, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

    Sun, May 02 2010

    PVS Buidling - where is it? On their own land or on the road? The then DC-Bharat Lal Mina, issued notice to PVS Building-what happened? He was transferred on the same night? Was it made sakrama after that? Where is the DC now - Mr. Ponnuraj, we heard that you are just. Are you pal with BJP or are you a BJP supporter- I have a doubt, the Car street which could not be vacated for widening the road from time immemorial, happened during your time??? how- do you have any hidden agenda??

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  • Nikita, Mysore, Oman

    Sun, May 02 2010

    25 years since the house was built. What was MCC doing all these years, sleeping or eating goosa and keeping mummm. Suddenly they wake up and decide to destroy, what humanity is left in this selfish act. Human race is loosing the untimate thing in life "Maanaviyathe, Manushathva, Karune" When this is lost no use arguing over anthing in life, goes to deaf ears...
    Feel sad for the agony, the humiliation the family of Roopa Pereira have to face. There are so many illegal constructions all over Karnataka, just because it belongs to some hoodlums/goodas/underworld dons the MCC dare not do what they have doen to Roopa's house. Maneye Devaalaya...

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  • rajshekar, mangalore

    Sun, May 02 2010

    Langoolacharya, Belman/USA
    ..YOUR COMENTS ARE ALWAYS GOOD ONE..
    HERE I AM ALSO FEELING SAME BY LOOKING AT THE SIZE OF HIS HOUSE..
    but in other case we have to supprt that poor farmer Gregory Patrao .. bcos he is the victim of system and he got no otehr options..so govt should give consideratnion to such peoples.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/USA

    Sun, May 02 2010

    Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India,

    What is Akrama-sakrama?

    Building a house in your land after obtaining all building and other permits?

    How about somebody builds a house on the road in front of your house? What you call this f thing??

    What you call somebody builds a house in half of his propert and rest on road?

    Are you saying, water/sweage pieline was passing on his private land?

    Looks like you are only person who know the meaning of Akrama-Sakrama, what a pathetic law and person......

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  • raj, mangalore

    Sun, May 02 2010

    Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India..
    dnt give comunal color here..
    it hurts every one on such incident if the truth is with them as hapend in those farmers case..

    and its not hapening only in karnataka..its happening in kerala and tamil nadu also..
    and also its not against minority its also happening majority comunity..
    here only money talks..if same minority is rich no one wil touch him.
    second point..always dnt blame govt..some time clever people utilinsng govt property for their personal use..

    but if yoiu comunalise on such things dnt expect any supprt from any majority comunity even if truth is in your side.


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  • Sathish Salian, Chicago

    Sun, May 02 2010

    Illegal is illegal. I dont know why some fools consider this as a harassment to minority. If something good happens, nobody will raise it as minority!...

    By looking into the news everything was done as per law, they even served the notice!

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  • Saleem GH, Abu Dhabi/Puttur

    Sun, May 02 2010

    Its really hurting incident..These days what going on Manglore...? Its the part of hidden agenda of BJP Govt. towerds minority..    Can they assure Akrama - Sakrama applies to all ??

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  • RAHUL, MANGALORER

    Sun, May 02 2010

    ILLEAGAL IS ILLEAGAL & FOR THE COURT VERDICT WE HAVE BOW OUR HEADS BUT THIS HAS TO APPLY ALL RELIGIONS NOT FOR ONE PERTICULAR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IF MCC GONE ACROSS THE RECORDS CLEARLY THEY WILL FOUND TOO MUCH AKRAMA SAKRAMA BUT THEY DONT WANT TO GO THROUGH IT BECUSE THEY ARE DOING VOTE BANK POLITICS, BY TAKING THE CURSE OF MINORITY KEEPING HAPPY MAJORITY & FOR THIS THEY HAS TO PAY DEARLY IN FUTURE.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Sun, May 02 2010

    This is indirect way of harrassing minority community. This is nothing but monster rule. Those who donot know what is Akrama Sakrama, pls donot comment.
    When the election time comes, same corporators will come with begging for votes.
    Now tell us who are the causes of Naxalite, Maoist net work spreading. When the justice is not besotwed, donot be surprised many of the aggrieved will join or support these type of organisations.

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  • Tony Pinto, Manglore - Mumbai

    Sun, May 02 2010

    Lloyd D'souza, Dubai why you call yourself MINORITY we are citizen & part of GREAT INDIA ........ MERA BHARAT MAHAN.

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  • Aslam, Moodbidri, Dubai

    Sun, May 02 2010

    very sad, govt should think of constructing houses for citizens instead of demolishing.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Sat, May 01 2010

    Can they ensure Rule is same for everyone? Aren't there illegal structures in the city that belong to influential people?

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  • prabhu khaber, mangalore

    Sat, May 01 2010

    akrama sakrama antaralla e kanoonu janarige matra.... rajakiya pudarigaligilla yake

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  • Lloyd D'souza, Dubai

    Sat, May 01 2010

    Do they find only minority houses???????????

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  • Pinto, Puttur

    Sat, May 01 2010

    why nw a days in Mangalore they demolitiong only christians girls..polices coming with street roudies???? no rules in mangalore nw a days..

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  • C D Pereira, Monica Garden,Bendore

    Sat, May 01 2010

    Wake up! wake up!!It is Patraos or Pereira's who will face high handed "demolitions".Also remember Oberle Towers basement case.The recent case of JCB driver running away from demolishing a roadside gudi because of fear of reprisal from snakes near Bantwal(highway 17 widening effort) & leaving untouched a similar aiyapa gudi illegally built at the road junction near Kulur bridge while excavating the hill on which an old church is precariously now poised is ample proof of the direction we are headed.

    It is time to wake up & be counted.There has to be a very strong unity among "local people" before more dozers are let loose!Also with the possibility of Netravathi river water beeing diverted,local region will go DRY in summer, without drinking water. WAKE UP W#AKE UP NOW. It is already late to act.

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  • jossy tauro, mangalore/abudhabi

    Sat, May 01 2010

    Where is the mcc when they were building this house why they allowed and so many years no mcc officials noticed this   Its sad to see all the things happening now /its took long time build this house but in one sec gone in the wind.  May be it will be our or your house. Take care guys better dont build big houses now we have use to caravan house so we can shift easily .dont spend your money to build big houses its a waste even if u think for your children and build a big house who knowswos ur own kids will stay in this house ? or one day u wilbe out from that house due to ur children .?

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/USA

    Sat, May 01 2010

    Folks,

    Nobody should build houses on government land, on roads, or on drainage/sewer pipeline.

    Akrama-Sakrama does not make any sense...Then i want to build a house in Nehru Maidan and then try to make it sakrama by paying a fine.....

    However, when demolishing any house, authorities show maximum restraint as far as possible....

    This is different case than Patraos....................

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