The high court division Bench on Wednesday pulled up the government and BBMP for not shifting and setting up a modern abattoir for the city even six years after the court order, and told them to find a solution to the vexed problem.

"The case was filed in 1997. The court directed you to shift the abattoirs on August 13, 2002. But you are still dragging your feet. Though a new abattoir was envisaged on a 40-acre plot, the local MLA is creating problems. The executive is helpless. The government and the BBMP seem to be in a deep coma," the Bench observed.

Notice to BDA, state over PRR

The high court ordered issuance of notices to the BDA and government with regard to PIL challenging the Rs 3,500-crore Peripheral Ring Road project Phase-I (PRR-I ).

The division Bench, headed by the chief justice, said any acquisition will be subject to the result of the writ petition.

Lt. Col. P R Rai and others challenged the project on the ground that feasibilty report was not prepared before final notification was issued on June 29, 2007.

The preliminary notification was issued on September 23, 2005, and an additional notification issued on November 15, 2006. The government told the BDA to prepare a feasibility report before approving the project in April 2007, the petitioners claimed.