<p>G K Govinda Rao had filed a petition seeking its direction to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) not to carry out underground work for the construction of the Metro.<br /><br />The petitioner’s contention was that the present alignment required the cutting down of trees and would cause environmental damage. He had sought an alternative route for the Metro construction.<br /><br />However, the division bench headed by Chief Justice P D Dinakaran did not find merit in the argument and ruled that it would not be proper for the court to interfere in the decision taken by the executive.<br /><br />Ruling that this was more so in a case of public contract that affected the economy, the bench observed, “It may not be proper to interfere with the impugned project at this stage.”<br /></p>
<p>G K Govinda Rao had filed a petition seeking its direction to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) not to carry out underground work for the construction of the Metro.<br /><br />The petitioner’s contention was that the present alignment required the cutting down of trees and would cause environmental damage. He had sought an alternative route for the Metro construction.<br /><br />However, the division bench headed by Chief Justice P D Dinakaran did not find merit in the argument and ruled that it would not be proper for the court to interfere in the decision taken by the executive.<br /><br />Ruling that this was more so in a case of public contract that affected the economy, the bench observed, “It may not be proper to interfere with the impugned project at this stage.”<br /></p>
