BMIC project is “biggest scam” in Karnataka requiring independent probe and forensic audit: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has labeled the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project a major scam, calling for a forensic audit and independent investigation. The court criticized the state government for allegedly colluding with project proponents to allow illegal land diversion and profit-making at the expense of farmers.
Why it matters
This highlights significant concerns regarding government accountability, land rights, and corporate corruption in large-scale infrastructure development.
Observing that the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project “appears to be one of the biggest scams in the State,” the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) said that the project is “a fit case for an independent assessment and investigation to be carried out by a special team of experts though forensic audit of its accounts for committing fraud and other criminal acts.”
However, the Court expressed doubt about conduct of such a probe “as the State itself is accomplice in allowing the project proponents (Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises and others) to earn huge profits illegally by diverting the lands against the Frame Work Agreement (FWA), capitalising the assets, drying up the lakes, collecting huge toll in violation of the FWA, and sitting over the huge land bank without payment of compensation etc”.
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