HC allows amendment of PIL against steel flyover at Shivananda junction

Bengaluru | Friday | 10th November, 2017

Summary:

Among other claims, the petitioners have alleged that the design of the flyover is not as per the standards prescribed by the Indian Road Congress. The ACS had also said that every infrastructure project does not require approval of the Metropolitan Planning Committee before implementation. The BBMP has, however, undertaken to place the project before the MPC in the next meeting, the ACS has noted. more-inThe Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted a group of petitioners to amend their PIL petition enabling them to question the October 31 decision of the State government rejecting their plea for cancelling the steel bridge project at Shivananda junction. Non-consideration of representationAs the present PIL had questioned only non-consideration of their representation despite an earlier direction of the court, the bench had directed the State to take a decision by November 2..