The high court on Thursday allowed the application filed by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to proceed in relation to felling/translocation of trees along the Metro line between Dooravani Nagar and Kempapura cross. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale allowed the application observing that the project serves a larger public interest.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by Dattatraya T Devare, an environmentalist who had sought directions for setting up of a committee to oversee that the tree officers and the tree authority carry out their functions and duties in accordance with the provisions of the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Rules 1977.
