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- The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on the state government's order constituting a Special Investigation Team to probe land encroachment allegations against the Art of Living Foundation's Ved Vigyan Maha Vidyapeeth Trust.
- The government had ordered the SIT in July 2026 to investigate claims that the trust encroached 290 acres of gomala land in Bengaluru South district.
- The court observed that no mandatory joint survey was conducted under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 before issuing the order.
- The bench also directed urgent notices to 12 respondents, including the revenue department's principal secretary, and posted the case for further hearing on the 17th.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the next hearing on the 17th
- Government's response to the court's notice to the revenue department principal secretary and 12 respondents
- Whether a joint survey of the disputed land is conducted as the court noted was mandatory
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Named India · Art of Living Foundation · Veda Vijnana Maha Vidyapeetha Trust · Bangalore High Court · E. S. Indireesh · Karnataka State Government · K. Prasad · Shriranga · Sri Sri Ravi Shankar · Sumana Nagananda
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