<p class="title">The Karnataka High Court, on Wednesday, pulled up the state government for failing to draft an advertisement policy which was due last year (2017).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Highlighting the lackadaisical attitude of the government, the court orally observed: “The government must work on an hourly basis; not a yearly basis.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court heard a public interest litigation seeking direction to the authorities to remove illegal flexes and banners in the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state government counsel contended that the policy draft had to be prepared by section officers and they had not done their jobs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In retort, the court orally observed: “Don’t blame section officers for everything. Even officers at the Secretariat-level are responsible for this. Secretariat-level officers are not doing their jobs. If this continues, the Chief Secretary will have to answer to this".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court told the counsel to seek the Chief Secretary’s response in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The counsel submitted the investigation report with regard to the attack on BBMP workers while they were attempting to remove the flexes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When the court sought to know the developments in the case, the Advocate General replied: “We have arrested seven accused and an FIR has been registered at the High Grounds police station".</p>
<p class="title">The Karnataka High Court, on Wednesday, pulled up the state government for failing to draft an advertisement policy which was due last year (2017).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Highlighting the lackadaisical attitude of the government, the court orally observed: “The government must work on an hourly basis; not a yearly basis.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court heard a public interest litigation seeking direction to the authorities to remove illegal flexes and banners in the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state government counsel contended that the policy draft had to be prepared by section officers and they had not done their jobs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In retort, the court orally observed: “Don’t blame section officers for everything. Even officers at the Secretariat-level are responsible for this. Secretariat-level officers are not doing their jobs. If this continues, the Chief Secretary will have to answer to this".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court told the counsel to seek the Chief Secretary’s response in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The counsel submitted the investigation report with regard to the attack on BBMP workers while they were attempting to remove the flexes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When the court sought to know the developments in the case, the Advocate General replied: “We have arrested seven accused and an FIR has been registered at the High Grounds police station".</p>