The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday imposed a cost of ₹5 lakh on the State government for failing to respond for the last three years and despite a specific direction issued by the court on August 8 to file response within three weeks on a PIL petition, which had raised issues related to the city’s public toilets.
Also, the court directed the Secretary, Department of Urban Development, to be personally present before it on the next date of hearing on November 2, while deprecating the conduct of the government in failing to comply with the court’s direction.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit passed the order while hearing the petition filed by Letzkit Foundation, Bengaluru.
