Summary:
However, the bench wondered how ministerial staff, like section officers, could keep the file under wraps without passing it to higher officials. The BBMP had pointed out that a large number of advertising hoardings were continuing to benefit under this law. The court was hearing a PIL petition, filed in 2007, initially questioning allowing of advertisement hoardings on certain roads despite declaration of ‘zero hoarding’ policy. The bench adjourned further hearing till Friday. Advocate General Udaya Holla made this submission before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice R.
Devdas during the hearing of a batch of PIL petitions, which have complained about the menace of illegal hoardings, banners and flexes..