The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the State government, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL), and others on a petition filed by a man who lost his 28-year-old wife and 2.5-year-old son when an under-construction metro pier collapsed on them in January this year. He has sought a compensation of ₹10 crore as against ₹20 lakh offered to him.
Justice Krishna S. Dixit passed the order on a petition filed by Lohitkumar V. Sulakhe.
The petitioner’s wife Tejaswini and son Vihaan died when the under-construction structure fell on the scooter, on which the petitioner was travelling along with his wife and their twin children near Nagawara on January 10, 2023.