Widening of Ballari Road: HC directs state to file compliance report
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to submit a compliance report as per orders of the Supreme Court and the High Court on the widening of Ballari Road (between Mehkri Circle and Cantonment Railway Station). The court has directed the state government to submit the report by February 15.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka observed that the state government has only granted administrative approval for acquiring about 16 acres for the widening of the road.
The Apex Court and High Court had directed the state government to acquire the land by granting TDR certificates to the land owners as per the existing TDR rules. The Supreme Court had given the direction in November 2014, while the High Court direction was issued in September 2016.
