The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which has questioned inclusion of MPs, MLAs and MLCs in the Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee (BMPC).
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D.H. Waghela and Justice Budihal R.B passed the order on a petition filed by Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Citizens’ Action Forum.
According to the petition, the inclusion of MLAs, MLCs and MPs, numbering approximately 40, in the MPC would outweigh the number of other members who represent local bodies as specified in Article 243ZE of the Constitution and would contravene the very objective of the 74 Amendment. Section 503 (B-3) of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, which allows MPs, MLAs and MLCs to be nominated to the MPC, is contrary to the Constitution, the petition claims.
