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Karnataka High Court: BBMP elections to 198 wards should be announced within 6 weeks

Source:-https://www.theindianwire.com On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court ordered that elections for 198 wards of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should be held within 6 weeks. The validity of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Third Amendment Act, 2020 (Amendment Act) was also upheld by the Bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Vishwajith Shetty, but

HC pulls up BBMP over bad roads.

Source – BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit containing the names and addresses of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and others, who attended a meeting in which a unanimous resolution was taken to not implement the directions of the court, over creating

K’taka HC declines plea against construction of 7-storey building near Cubbon Park.

Source – thenewsminute.com The Karnataka High Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition which questioned the plan to build a 7-storey building for the High Court by demolishing an old building, which is flanked by Cubbon Park in the central area of Bengaluru.  The PIL was filed by Cubbon Park Walkers’ Association after an

Karnataka HC warns BBMP bosses of contempt over potholes.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU:  The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is in a tight spot over its defiance of the Karnataka High Court’s earlier directives regarding potholes on city roads. The High Court on Wednesday said it will issue contempt notices to the BBMP Mayor, Deputy Mayor, the Leader of Opposition in BBMP Council and chairpersons

BBMP to Karnataka HC: Bengaluru has 980 illegal buildings.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that there were 980 illegal constructions in all its eight zones.The BBMP counsel submitted a statement to that effect before a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, in response to a

Educate citizens on how to claim damages by Oct 11, HC raps BBMP

Source: newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted time till October 11 to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to submit a compliance report on directions issued to give wide publicity about rights in claiming compensation from the civic body in case of damages due to poor condition of roads in the city. The division

Ahead of Ganesh Chaturti, Bengaluru civic body seizes 179 idols made of plaster of Paris

Source: bhatkallys.com With the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi fast approaching, authorities in Bengaluru have tightened their noose on the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) to make idols. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been on a war footing in seizing such idols that enter the city and those made in traditional hubs like