<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the redesigning of the Gandhi Bazaar area. A division bench comprising Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind observed that the entire re-modeling project is aimed at larger public convenience and public interest.</p><p>The PIL was filed by Heritage Basavanagudi Welfare Forum. The petitioners stated that the Gandhi Bazaar area is one of the oldest areas in Bengaluru and serves the glory and history of the city. According to the petitioners, the redesign project is unscientific and there is a need to direct the authorities to modify or re-do the Gandhi Bazaar pedestrians road as the plan seeks to reduce the 90 feet motorable road to 23 feet. </p><p>Defending the project, the authorities submitted that the redesigning of the Gandhi Bazaar road is for better traffic management. The project is based on expert advice and the issue cannot be subject matter of public interest litigation since it is a pure executive project, it was argued.</p>.High Court upholds changes to tendering system for food supply in North Karnataka .<p>The division bench said that where expert technical functions are involved, the court would not interject itself in such matters and added that the project in question is already in the advanced stage of implementation. “An amount of Rs.24.88 crores is spent on the project and any modification and alteration will result in inconvenience,” the bench said.</p><p>The court further said, “The Gandhi Bazaar Market Street Redesign project is for better convenience of the public, maintenance of traffic movement, to give better facility to the street vendors and to provide access to the vehicles. The entire re-modeling of Gandhi Bazaar area is thus for larger public convenience and public interest.”</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the redesigning of the Gandhi Bazaar area. A division bench comprising Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind observed that the entire re-modeling project is aimed at larger public convenience and public interest.</p><p>The PIL was filed by Heritage Basavanagudi Welfare Forum. The petitioners stated that the Gandhi Bazaar area is one of the oldest areas in Bengaluru and serves the glory and history of the city. According to the petitioners, the redesign project is unscientific and there is a need to direct the authorities to modify or re-do the Gandhi Bazaar pedestrians road as the plan seeks to reduce the 90 feet motorable road to 23 feet. </p><p>Defending the project, the authorities submitted that the redesigning of the Gandhi Bazaar road is for better traffic management. The project is based on expert advice and the issue cannot be subject matter of public interest litigation since it is a pure executive project, it was argued.</p>.High Court upholds changes to tendering system for food supply in North Karnataka .<p>The division bench said that where expert technical functions are involved, the court would not interject itself in such matters and added that the project in question is already in the advanced stage of implementation. “An amount of Rs.24.88 crores is spent on the project and any modification and alteration will result in inconvenience,” the bench said.</p><p>The court further said, “The Gandhi Bazaar Market Street Redesign project is for better convenience of the public, maintenance of traffic movement, to give better facility to the street vendors and to provide access to the vehicles. The entire re-modeling of Gandhi Bazaar area is thus for larger public convenience and public interest.”</p>