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Indian Express
41 minutes ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj booked in Bengaluru realtor's murder, denies role
Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj and four others were booked in connection with the murder of a realtor in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. The police identified the deceased as Shiva Kumar alias Bikla Shivu, a resident of Halasuru. Around 8.10 pm on Tuesday, Kumar was standing outside his residence and speaking to his driver, Imran, and friend, Lokesh, when more than eight people arrived at the spot on bikes and attacked him. In her complaint to the police, Kumar's mother, Vijayalakshmi, said she witnessed the murder from the balcony of her house. Vijayalakshmi named K R Puram MLA Basavaraj, alleging he was the mastermind, and Jagadish, Kiran, Vimal and Anil. Basavaraj denied the allegations on Wednesday and said that the development was 'politically motivated'. According to Vijayalakshmi's complaint, Kumar was in the real estate business. In 2023, he had registered the General Power of Attorney (GPA) of a property in his name. Later, he built a compound and a shed, and some workers were staying there, she said. On February 11 this year, Kiran, Jagadish and others allegedly barged into the property and chased the workers in the shed. Then, they allegedly called Kumar and threatened to kill him if he did not give up the property, Vijayalakshmi said in her complaint, adding that since then, Kumar had been getting death threats. Kumar had approached the Bengaluru police commissioner and filed a complaint stating that it was at Basavaraj's behest that the men were issuing death threats, Vijayalakshmi alleged. The police have registered a case under Section 103 (murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A police officer said Kumar had a criminal record with many cases against him. 'The property in question falls under the Mahadevapura Assembly segment. What interest will I have there? I don't even know who Shiva Kumar was. If he had complained, alleging that I was behind the death threats, why was I not questioned even once by the police?' Basavaraj questioned on Wednesday. 'I will speak to the home minister asking why my name was added. It appears that it is politically motivated, and I will take the legal route,' he added.
News18
2 days ago
- Business
- News18
Mere Registered Sale Deed Won't Confer Ownership: Supreme Court
Last Updated: The court highlighted issues concerning the avoidance of proper deed execution and registration as modes of freehold immovable property transfer The Supreme Court has ruled that a registered sale deed alone does not confer ownership of a property. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran observed in a case that while the title was claimed to have been validly obtained through instruments of conveyance, the vendor's title was questionable. Furthermore, actual possession had not been proven. The court was addressing an appeal by Mahinoor Fatima Imran and others against the Telangana High Court's division bench judgment that dismissed their appeal against a single judge's order. The appellants, legal representatives of the original owners/declarants, asserted their possession and ownership. The respondents, who were the writ petitioners, claimed their possession based on unchallenged title deeds. The appellants argued that the sale agreement from March 19, 1982, and the executed title deeds could not confer any title to the vendees, as the vendor did not have valid title. The respondents, who were the writ petitioners, based their claims on the decision in Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt Ltd Vs State of Haryana & Anr (2012). The bench, however, said, 'The decision has been cited to argue that the title deeds; registered instruments of conveyance, are to be deemed valid unless set aside or declared void by a Civil Court of competent jurisdiction. There is no such dictum in the said decision wherein a division bench of this court was concerned with conveyances made on the strength of agreements of sale, General Power of Attorney and Wills." The court highlighted issues concerning the avoidance of proper deed execution and registration as modes of freehold immovable property transfer, particularly in light of Sections 17 and 49 of the Registration Act. The practice of using Power of Attorney sales with sale agreements and wills, instead of proper deeds of conveyance upon full consideration receipt, was criticised. The court stressed that while document registration informs the public that a document has been executed, it does not confer unimpeachable validity on all registered documents. The bench noted that the writ petitioners claimed proper conveyances through registered sale deeds from Bhavana Society, based on an unregistered agreement from 1982, which cannot be recognised as a valid transfer method. The bench pointed out, 'An instrument of conveyance is compulsorily registrable as required under the Registration Act. Section 23 prescribes four-months' time for presenting a document for registration from the date of its execution. Section 24 provides that if there are several persons executing a document at different times, such document may be presented for registration or re-registration within four. months from the date of such execution." The court concluded that the original and revalidated 1982 agreement could not result in a valid title, even if the subsequent instrument was registered. In the case, the single judge did not decide the title but raised valid suspicion regarding the vendor's title in the deed of conveyance. The writ petitioners' claim was based on a sale agreement, which is not a proper deed of conveyance, especially as it was not a registered document. The bench stated that the title is prima facie suspect, disqualifying the petitioners from claiming rightful possession, which was also unproven. The dispute involved approximately 53 acres of prime land in Raidurg Panmaktha, Telangana, claimed based on registered sale deeds executed by M/s Bhavana Cooperative Housing Society. The court, while restoring the single judge's judgment, held that Bhavana Society had no valid or legal title to transfer, making the sale deeds void. view comments First Published: July 15, 2025, 03:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
01-07-2025
- News18
The Great Ferozepur Airstrip Heist: How A Mother-Son Duo 'Stole' War Land
Usha Ansal and her son Naveen Chand allegedly used forged documents in 1997 to illegally transfer ownership of the wartime airstrip, just kilometres from the India-Pakistan border For decades, villagers near Fattuwala in Punjab barely gave the old stretch of tarmac a second glance. Once a buzzing Indian Air Force (IAF) airstrip that roared with fighter planes during the 1962, 1965, and 1971 wars, it had quietly faded into local memory—until it mysteriously reappeared on paper, not as military land, but as someone's private property. In a case that reads like a land heist thriller, a woman and her son are now at the center of a scandal involving the fraudulent sale of a 15-acre strategic IAF airstrip. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered a high-level investigation by the state Vigilance Bureau after evidence surfaced showing that Usha Ansal and her son Naveen Chand allegedly used forged documents in 1997 to illegally transfer ownership of the wartime airstrip, just kilometres from the India-Pakistan border. Moneycontrol reported that the land was part of the historic Jahaz Ground, a 982-acre area acquired during British rule for use in World War II and later used by the IAF in multiple conflicts. The forged ownership documents surfaced six years after the death of the original landholder, Madan Mohan Lal, making the 1997 sale impossible under law. According to the Times of India, even more alarming was the fact that despite the land's clear military relevance, local revenue officials allegedly validated the illegal transaction by mutating the ownership records in 2001. It wasn't until 2021—nearly 25 years later—that the IAF raised a formal red flag, triggering a court battle that's now blown the lid off what's being described as a massive land scam with national security implications. 'An Act of Betrayal' The court has now ordered the Chief Director of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau to personally supervise the probe and submit findings within four weeks. The Ferozepur Police has also filed an FIR against the mother-son duo under IPC sections related to fraud, forgery, and criminal conspiracy (The Tribune, June 2024). According to The Times of India, the Jahaz Ground was a vital military infrastructure hub. After serving in three major wars, its significance remained—until it mysteriously vanished from official records and resurfaced in private hands. What followed was a paper trail of forged Power of Attorney documents, dubious revenue entries, and years of administrative inaction. With the land now restored to the Ministry of Defence, the incident raises critical questions about how strategic defence assets can be siphoned off through bureaucratic collusion. It also highlights the vulnerability of legacy military properties, particularly in border states like Punjab. First Published: July 01, 2025, 15:01 IST
India Today
28-06-2025
- Business
- India Today
Sugandha Hiremath accuses Baba Kalyani and Gaurishankar of usurping family assets
The dispute between industrialists Baba Kalyani and Gaurishankar with their sister Sugandha Hiremath has escalated further with the sister filing an affidavit before a Pune court alleging that her brothers were secretly transferring family assets and properties in their name. In the affidavit filed before the court on Friday, June 27, she detailed two instances of her younger brother Gaurishankar 'usurping 'family assets in Karad. advertisementSugandha provided evidence before court mentioning how her younger sibling used his goodwill with their father, Neelkanth Kalyani, to obtain a power of attorney (POA) to manage his assets in Karad. The POA was meant only for managing the properties located in prime localities of Karad. However, while executing the document, the same was amended to grant power of gifting and transferring. Moreover, the name of a Gaurishankar group company's employee was also included in the POA. This was in 2008. Using the document, two massive properties were then transferred to Gaurishankar. India Today accessed the affidavit filed by Sugandha Hiremath at Pune court. It reveals that as soon as Neelkanth Kalyani found out about the 'fraud' in 2009, he revoked the POA and also moved to court. The two assets, according to Sugandha, were 'illegally and wrongfully' transferred exclusively to Gaurishankar on the basis of a Power of Attorney which was 'dishonestly and fraudulently' obtained from Dr Neelkanth To back her claim, Sugandha has attached a statement filed by Prakash Honrao, the employee of Gaurishankar's group company, in Karad court. In his statement, Honrao admitted in court that he was forced to accept the POA in his name and subsequently to transfer the properties using the document. This, according to him, was done under coercion from Gaurishankar's wife Rohini. He states that since he was in the employment of Gaurishankar and Rohini, he had no cases pertaining to the two properties filed by Dr Neelkanth Kalyani are still pending in Karad court.'On the one hand, my brothers deny the existence of the joint family nucleus as well as the status of the properties of the Kalyani Family HUF and in the same breath, both my brothers - Baba and Gaurishankar - are continuing to clandestinely transfer HUF properties to themselves by resorting to all sorts of nefarious means and without maintaining any record of such transfers,' states Sugandha's recent affidavit in Pune court, which is hearing her partition had filed the suit earlier this year seeking her share of family wealth. She had sought an injunction restraining her brothers from alienating any of the family assets, which include several properties across the country and shares of 250 companies. She has also sought that the court order her brothers to reveal details of all the family properties. The court in March 2025, pursuant to hearing this application, was of the view that, given relations between the parties, the nature of the suit, suit property and pendency of other proceedings, it would be appropriate to hear all the parties before passing any order. advertisementRefusing to give up, she initiated an independent search for the family's wealth and found out about Karad properties, which were 'fraudulently' and 'illegally' transferred to Gaurishankar. If she is to be believed, there are several such instances of Baba Kalyani 'usurping' family case came up for hearing on June 27 and Sugandha's counsel argued before Civil Judge, Senior Division, VI Bhandari that Gaurishankar had concealed information about the properties in Karad and ongoing disputes in courts there. With fresh evidence, she has now asked the court to consider her plea to restrain Gaurishankar and Baba Kalyani from alienating any assets, including promoter shares of multiple Kalyani group companies, till the partition suit is partition suit is now slated to come up for hearing on July filing a barrage of cases, Sugandha Hiremath has failed to secure a single order in her favour from the courts, evidencing the falsehood of her claims," said Baba Kalyani's spokesperson on the allegations made by Sugandha. "Sugandha Hiremath has therefore resorted to trial by the media. The allegations against Baba Kalyani are baseless and malicious and are categorically denied," the spokesperson added. - EndsMust Watch
The Hindu
28-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Kalyani family dispute: Sister Sugandha Hiremath accuses younger brother Gaurishankar of transferring family assets
In a fresh development concerning the Kalyani family property dispute, Mumbai-based Sugandha Hiremath has alleged that her brothers have been 'clandestinely' transferring family assets. In her recent affidavit filed before the court, she has detailed two instances of her younger brother Gaurishankar Kalyani 'usurping' family assets in Karad. A message to sent to Mr. Kalyani's family seeking a response remained unanswered. Ms. Hiremsth has detailed how her younger brother used his goodwill with their father Dr. Neelkanth Kalyani into obtaining a Power of Attorney (POA) to manage his assets in Karad. The POA was meant only for managing the properties located in prime localities of Karad. However, while executing the document, the same was amended to grant power of 'gifting and transferring.' Moreover, name of a Gaurishankar group company's employee was also included in the POA in 2008. Using the document, two large properties were then transferred to Mr. Kalyani. Ms. Hiremath's affidavit details that as soon as Dr. Neelkanth Kalyani found out about the 'fraud' in 2009, he revoked the POA and also moved court. According to Ms. Hiremath, the two properties were 'illegally and wrongfully' transferred exclusively to Mr. Kalyani on the basis of a Power of Attorney which was 'dishonestly and fraudulently' obtained from Dr. Neelkanth Kalyani. To back her claim, she has attached a statement filed by Prakash Honrao, the employee of Gaurishankar's group company, in Karad court. In his statement, Mr. Honrao admitted in court that he was forced to accept the POA in his name and subsequently to transfer the properties using the document. This, according to him, was done under coercion from Mr. Kalyani's wife Ms. Rohini. He stated that since he was an employment of Mr. Kalyani and Ms. Rohini, he had no choice. The cases relating to the two properties filed by Dr. Neelkanth Kalyani are still pending in Karad court. 'On the one hand, my brothers deny the existence of the joint family nucleus as well the status of the properties of the Kalyani Family HUF, and in the same breath, both my brothers — Baba and Gaurishankar — are continuing to clandestinely transfer HUF properties to themselves by resorting to all sorts of nefarious means, and without maintaining any record of such transfers,' Ms. Hiremath said in her affidavit. She had filed a case earlier this year seeking her share in family wealth. She had sought injunction restraining her brothers from alienating any of the family assets which include several properties across the country and shares of about 250 companies. She has also sought that the court orders her brothers to reveal details of all the family properties. With fresh evidence, she has now asked the court to consider her plea to restrain her brothers Mr. Kalyani and Mr. Baba Kalyani from alienating any assets, including promoter shares of multiple Kalyani group companies, till the partition suit is decided. According to a statement issued on behalf of Baba Kalyani, 'Despite filing a barrage of cases, Sugandha Hiremath has failed to secure a single order in her favour from the courts evidencing the falsehood of her claims.' 'Sugandha Hiremath has therefore resorted to trial by media. The allegations against Mr. Baba Kalyani are baseless and malicious and are categorically denied,' the statement added.
