JOIN US The High Court asked the State on Monday why the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Commissioner, Shyam Bhat, should not be jailed for not complying with the court’s orders.
Justice Ram Mohan Reddy asked the counsel representing the BDA why the commissioner had failed to comply with the court’s orders and the resolution while acquiring land for forming a layout at Talaghattapura in Banashankari 6th Stage. Justice Reddy said that BDA was deliberately showing non-compliance with the court’s orders and that it was not the first time.
Bhat appeared before the court during the hearing. Lakshmamma, the petitioner, had questioned the BDA’s acquisition of her one acre and five guntas of land although the agency had deleted the land acquired surrounding her property. She sought to know why her property was not dropped from acquisition proceedings.
Justice Reddy sought information on the BDA layout plan in Banashankari 6th Stage, the total area acquired and the area deleted from acquisition. The matter would be heard again on August 26.
Garbage crisis
The High Court has asked the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to comply with its direction on clearing garbage in the City by August 30.
The Division Bench comprising Justices N Kumar and B V Nagarathna, during the hearing of a batch of petitions, observed that the Palike was lethargic in acting on its directions and may have to face “ serious consequences” for not following its orders.
The government has allotted Rs 100 crore to tackle garbage crisis while no initiative has been taken to address the issue. The Palike commissioner would be held responsible if the directions are not followed, the court warned.
Questioning the decision of the Palike to penalise those found throwing garbage on streets, the Bench said: “First, give publicity about the resolution passed and then implement it. Start penalising people for throwing garbage and the entire City will learn about it.”
It referred to Chief Justice all the petitions related to garbage crisis as there were several orders passed by other benches.