The Governor of Karnataka Shri H R Bharadwaj has returned back the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2012 to the Government. He said that the amendment does not serve any public good or social cause, on the other hand it may lead to illegal grabbing of Government land and may cause inroads into Rule of Law. The objective of the amendment is to grant Government land to persons in rural areas who are living there prior to January 01,2012. The Governor has quoted Shri V.Balasubramanian Committee report on large scale unauthorized occupation of Government land including forest and common land. The report notes that it is absolutely essential for Government to take stringent action against land-grabbers and their abettors as over 11 lakh acres of Government land are under unauthorized occupation.