Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Aug 17: The state high court dismissed on Wednesday August 16 a petition challenging the action of the city corporation here in keeping in abeyance the order issued by the state government to rename Light House Hill Road as 'Mulky Sunder Ram Shetty Road'.

Karunakar Shetty representing Vijaya Bank Employees and Officers Union had approached the high court questioning the above act. A single judge bench of the high court chaired by Justice Vineet Kothari, which heard the petition, noted that the order issued for renaming of the said road falls in the category of administrative order and hence both the government and the city corporation are vested with powers to stay the administrative order.

After the city corporation complied with formalities to rename the road after former chairman of Vijaya Bank and the department of urban development gave its nod, local MLA had objected to the move. Taking cognizance of his objection, the order was withheld on July 1 this year by the city corporation.

Vijaya Bank Employees and Officers Union contended that the order earlier issued on the issue is legally binding on the city corporation and that its operation cannot be withheld after it is issued. It therefore, had urged the high court to issue directions to the city corporation to rename Light House HIll Road as Mulky Sunder Ram Shetty Road forthwith.