BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the plea of the local residents challenging the recent order of the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Urban Development Department rejecting the representation submitted by them against the proposed steel bridge on Hare Krishna Road at Shivananda Circle.
The residents have approached the court after the State Government decided to go ahead with the project. Following an earlier direction of the High Court, the local residents had filed their representation against the proposed steel bridge.
It is learnt that the ACS rejected the representation citing that the project is necessary to ease the traffic situation there.
Shootout: 2 acquitted
The High Court on Thursday acquitted two people in a shootout case, which dates back to 1990! The court acquitted Ashok, an owner of Foto Flash shop and Ateeq Ibrahim, an employee of the shop.
The prime accused Ashok was accused of murder by shooting a person on February 11, 1990 in front of Safina Plaza, near Commercial Street Police Station.
The lower court had acquitted them on the ground that the prime accused open fired from his gun for self defence and not with an intention to kill the victim. The High Court has upheld the acquittal the two.
