IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.9317 OF 2019 (GM-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
GURUNATH VADDE SON OF VAIJINATH RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCCUPATION: SOCIAL WORKER RESIDING AT NO.14, SANTHOSH COLONY AURAD (B) TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT-585 401.
...PETITIONER (BY SMT: SARASWATHI, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001.
2. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001.
3. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BENGALURU-560 001.
4. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001.
5. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BENGALURU-560 001.
6. CHIEF ENGINEER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS KALBURGI-587 270.
7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS KALBURGI-587 270.
8. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BIDAR DIVISION-585 401.
9. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ, BIDAR DIVISION-585 401.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: B.V. KRISHNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 FOR INSTALLATION OF SIGN BOARDS, INFORMATION BOARDS FOR ALL THE STATE HIGHWAYS, DISTRICT MAIN ROADS AND RURAL APPROACH ROADS OF BIDAR DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-A DATED 12.02.2019 AND ETC., ***** THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The plea of the petitioner is for a writ of mandamus to direct respondent No.2 for installation of sign boards, information boards for all the State Highways, District Main Roads and Rural approach Roads of Bidar District vide Annexure-A dated 12.02.2019 and etc., It is the plea of the petitioner that, absence of sign boards have caused numerous accidents.
2. Statement of objections have been filed by the Executive Engineer, Department of Public Works. He has also enclosed various photographs and the list of sign boards.
3. We have considered the same. It is indicated therein that in terms of the prayer made in the writ petition, the sign boards, safety boards, traffic safety etc., have been installed at various places.
In view of the compliance, the petition is disposed off.
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