Revenue Minister R Ashoka said the club might be fined too for Rs 3.1 crore
The elite Bengaluru club Bowring Institute, set up on a 12-acre campus on St. Mark’s Road in the city centre, is set to lose 150ft x 100ft of space for allegedly violating state government norms. This 150ft x 100ft of space has been rented out by the club to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to run a fuel station. Revenue Minister R Ashoka said, “The club has violated the terms and conditions of the agreement with the government by sub-letting it to a petrol bunk. We’ll take back the land and hand it to BBMP which will use it for public service,” The Times of India reported. The club may also be asked to pay a fine of Rs 3.1 crore. The fine amount was based on the calculation made by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report in 2014. The Hindu reported that land was granted to Bowring under rule 19 (4) (VIII) of the Karnataka Land Grant rules, according to the CAG report. The report said although it had rented it out to a third party after obtaining permission, it had not remitted 50% of the rent to the government as legally mandated. However, the Bowring Institute refuted the allegations saying they have paid the 50% remission regularly to the state Treasury. It said that the land was sub-leased based on a 1969 Government Order (GO). “The circumstances that were prevailing then was that Cantonment area suffered shortage of kerosene, petrol and diesel. The land was leased to ensure supply of essential commodities,” club secretary HS Srikanth said. He added, “The IOC has already been intimated that there will be no more extension of the lease as the club requires the area for its own activities.” Speaking to The Hindu, he also acknowledged the CAG report and said that he had already replied to a notice by the Bengaluru DC in November, 2018.
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