Feel guilty, says HC on Bengaluru pothole deaths; orders road survey
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally observed that it felt guilty whenever it saw reports about deaths in accidents due to bad condition of Bengaluru roads.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishna Kumar said this on being informed about the death of a 27-year-old, who had sustained injuries after falling into a pothole on Sunday night. The bench directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to carry out a survey of potholes in the Central Business District (CBD) within three days.
