‘One of biggest scams’: High Court suggests probe into Bengaluru-Mysuru corridor project

5 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 07:21 PM IST The Karnataka High Court upheld the cancellation of land acquisition notifications, sought a forensic audit of NICE and questioned alleged misuse of acquired land (File photo).Observing that the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project “may be one of the biggest scams” in the state, the Karnataka High Court Wednesday suggested an inquiry by an independent special team of experts through a forensic audit of the accounts of project proponent Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE). A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice T M Nadaf made these remarks while upholding a single-judge order that cancelled land acquisition notifications issued nearly 23 years ago without determining awards or paying compensatio