HC initiates suo motu PIL on frequent traffic jams due to protests
The Hindu
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday suo motu initiated a PIL petition on huge traffic jams caused due to frequent protests, demonstrations and rallies held on public roads in the heart of the city, resulting in severe hardship to the citizens.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice S.Vishwajith Shetty passed the order while treating a letter, written by Justice Aravind Kumar, one of the senior judges of the High Court, to the Chief Justice on traffic jams caused due to protests, as a PIL petition.
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