Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) of Karnataka has directed the State Government to ensure implementation of the Supreme Court’s 2013 direction to all States not to grant permission for installation of statues or construction of any structure on public roads, pavements, sideways, and other public utility places.
A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum passed the order on Tuesday after quashing the permission granted by the State and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in 2017 for installation of a statue of Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji at the Gun House Circle near Mysore Palace.
