HC raps BBMP for failing to implement pothole order
The Karnataka High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for failing to implement its directions on awarding compensation to pothole victims in the city.
The high court had in September 2019 ordered the BBMP to compensate such victims and advertise the same. The BBMP had moved the Supreme Court against the HC order, which was quashed by the top court on January 9. Even after the apex court’s decision, the civic body refused to comply with the orders and instead, the BBMP commissioner chose to discuss the issue with the mayor, deputy mayor and corporators and place the matter before the BBMP Council.
The high court rapped the BBMP and directed it to submit the details of the officials and political leaders who took part in the council meeting, by January 30.
