The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Stay on inspection of buildings

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Wednesday, Jul 19, 2006

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Stay on inspection of buildings

Staff Reporter

A single judge had directed Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to submit a report on violations

BANGALORE: A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed an order of a single judge directing the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) on inspecting all high-rise buildings in Bangalore and submit to it a report of any violations, if any, in such structures.

The single judge was hearing a petition on the construction of a building in Bangalore city and the builder had challenged the BMP order cancelling the building licence.

The single judge had asked the BMP to submit within three months a report on high-rise buildings.

In its appeal against the single judge order, the BMP said such an order could not have been passed in a writ petitionand such a direction could only have been issued in a public interest litigation petition.

Visitation rights

The High Court hasallowed the father of a six-year-old boy to meet his son between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of the month. On July 12, Gangadhara Raju had petitioned the court seeking its assistance in getting back his son from his in-laws.

In a habeas corpus petition, Raju, a resident of Taverkere in Bangalore, said in 1998 he married Geetha and their son, Ashrit, was born on June 16, 2000. Since Geetha had some medical problems, she committed suicide in 2005. He alleged that Geetha's parents had filed complaints with the police against him and his family members alleging that they were involved in Geetha's death. The police arrested them and filed cases against them. After Raju was released on bail, he was told that Ashrit was taken away by his father-in-law. When he sought his son's return, he was told his family was facing a criminal case. After it was disposed of, he again approached his father-in-law. Rejected

A Division Bench has rejected a habeas corpus petition by Ramanajayalu seeking production of younger brother Thippaiah.

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