A stretch of Bengaluru-Nilgiris road from Hardinge Circle to the Dasara Exhibition has no walkable footpath, as concrete blocks and railings block their path, forcing pedestrians to walk on uneven ground instead of a proper pavement Mysuru: Even as the Supreme Court recently observed that demarcated footpaths are integral to pedestrians’ fundamental rights, a key…
Construction debris on the footpath Where: 4.8-km Stretch from HDMC office to Koppikar Road via CBT in HubballiWalk-o-meter: 2/5Hubballi: The footpaths do exist in the heart of Hubballi, but you just can’t walk on them. Encroachments and illegal occupation by vendors have gobbled up the footpath opposite the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation’s (HDMC) main office.Both sides…
A detailed bill recognising walking and cycling as rights has existed since 2021, but years of inaction have prevented its safeguards from reaching Karnataka’s streets. Bengaluru: More than four years before the Supreme Court observed that safe walking is part of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 19(1)(d), Karnataka had prepared a draft…
MI Road pavements encroached by parked vehicles Jaipur: Pedestrians on Jaipur’s busy MI Road are being pushed off footpaths and into moving traffic as encroachments, illegally parked vehicles and utility structures choke pavements along the key commercial stretch.With little civic enforcement, shopkeepers and customers have turned walking space into parking zones, while JVVNL transformers, dustbins…
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday declared that the right to walk on safe and demarcated footpaths is a fundamental right guaranteed under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution, holding that it takes precedence over the privilege of motorised vehicles on public roads. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice…
