Bruhat Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengalur. | PHOTO CREDIT: MULALI KUMAR K
On Monday, the High Court in Karnataka ordered the publication of the State Government and the State Election Commission (SEC) on a petition that challenged the constitutional validity of the Breater Administration of Bengalur (GBG), 2024.
The divisional bench composed of the main judge of Vibhu Bakhr and the Justice CM Joshi approved an order for the petition submitted by the well -known film director Kannada TS Nagabharan and the other three.
The petitioners also sought the direction of the State Election Commission to organize the elections to the existing Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Pailke (BBMP) while pointing out that the last elections to the BBMP took place in 2015 ten years ago, and both the government, the government failed to make early elections on the subject. The fact that there were objects prematurely.
It points out that Section 9 of the GBC Act determines the establishment of a greater authority of Bengaluru (GBA), consisting of the main minister as chairman of the former officio, the Minister responsible for the development of Bengalur as vice -chairman, representing the larger area of Bengalur, holding the holder that is the holder of Untonists. It is silent ‘that is silenced that “silenced” that is silenced “that is silenced” that is silenced, which is untonry, which is untonry, which “silenced”, which is untonry that “silenced” that is silenced ” are to be created according to the law.
As the GBG law entrusts the power of GBA, a unconstitutional body to control urban corporations consisting of elected representatives, the law is contrary to the 74th of the India Constitution, which provides local government, which is the basic purpose of the provisions contained in the 74.
The GBG Act provides powers to carry out large infrastructure projects, collection and distribution of taxes to become the GBA by the Sboh, by removing these powers from companies to be created by law, it was drawn to the petition.
Published – July 21st 2025 22:54
