<p>Bengaluru: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/karnataka-high-court">Karnataka High Court</a> on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the decision to drop the Betta Halasuru Cross station along the Krishnarajapuram–Kempegowda International Airport Namma Metro line.</p>.<p>A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi directed the BMRCL to consider the representations filed by the petitioners.</p>.<p>"The question whether the station to be constructed at a particular place is not amenable to judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The decision as to the manner in which a metro line is to be constructed lies solely in the reserve of the authority concerned,” the bench said.</p>.NIA court sentences 3 in KG Halli police station attack case.<p>The petition was filed by BG Nanjundappa and four others, all residents of and around Betta Halasuru village. The petitioners stated that the original DPR prepared in 2019 had proposed a station at Betta Halasuru. They claimed the proposal was dropped after a developer withdrew funding.</p>.<p>It was submitted that, as per the Phase 2B project and map, the distance between two metro stations should not be less than one km and not more than three km. The petitioners said that though land for the Betta Halasuru station was acquired and compensation awarded, the proposal was later dropped.</p>.<p>"As a result, there is no intermediate stop between the Bagalur and Doddajala stations and the distance between these two villages is about 8.7 km, and Betta Halasuru lies in between these two villages. This affects about 20 villages and about 2 lakh people every day. Students, working class people, and businessmen will have to use their own vehicles as there will be no nearby metro stations for about 8 km,” the petition said.</p>.<p>The petitioners claimed to have submitted a series of representations in April–May 2025 to the BMRCL, Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District, Chief Minister and Revenue Minister. They approached the High Court through the PIL after no action was taken.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/karnataka-high-court">Karnataka High Court</a> on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the decision to drop the Betta Halasuru Cross station along the Krishnarajapuram–Kempegowda International Airport Namma Metro line.</p>.<p>A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi directed the BMRCL to consider the representations filed by the petitioners.</p>.<p>"The question whether the station to be constructed at a particular place is not amenable to judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The decision as to the manner in which a metro line is to be constructed lies solely in the reserve of the authority concerned,” the bench said.</p>.NIA court sentences 3 in KG Halli police station attack case.<p>The petition was filed by BG Nanjundappa and four others, all residents of and around Betta Halasuru village. The petitioners stated that the original DPR prepared in 2019 had proposed a station at Betta Halasuru. They claimed the proposal was dropped after a developer withdrew funding.</p>.<p>It was submitted that, as per the Phase 2B project and map, the distance between two metro stations should not be less than one km and not more than three km. The petitioners said that though land for the Betta Halasuru station was acquired and compensation awarded, the proposal was later dropped.</p>.<p>"As a result, there is no intermediate stop between the Bagalur and Doddajala stations and the distance between these two villages is about 8.7 km, and Betta Halasuru lies in between these two villages. This affects about 20 villages and about 2 lakh people every day. Students, working class people, and businessmen will have to use their own vehicles as there will be no nearby metro stations for about 8 km,” the petition said.</p>.<p>The petitioners claimed to have submitted a series of representations in April–May 2025 to the BMRCL, Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District, Chief Minister and Revenue Minister. They approached the High Court through the PIL after no action was taken.</p>