The High Court, on Wednesday, stayed the construction of shops on the footpath, adjacent to Shivajinagar police station compound, on Cockburn Road, following a PIL filed by a city advocate.

The petitioner AV Amarnathan stated that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was constructing 40 shops on the footpath adjacent to Shivajinagar police station, against the provisions of Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act.

Such construction would hinder the movement on footpath and force the pedestrians to walk on the road. The petitioner sought the court to direct the immediate stay of the construction.

The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph and Justice S Abdul Nazeer, granted an interim stay against further construction, while admitting the petition for hearing.

BU Registrar summoned
The High Court has directed Bangalore University (BU) Registrar to appear before it, to assist in deciding the City Bar Association’s claim for parking space in the premises of Government Arts and Science (GAS) College, Bangalore.

A writ petition filed by Advocates’ Association, Bangalore, sought the court to direct the university to provide some space belonging to GAS College, adjacent to City Civil Courts Complex, for parking the vehicles of advocates.

The Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph said that it would like to solve the issue amicably without passing any orders. It called upon the BU Registrar to attend the next hearing of the case, on July 3, for assisting the court.