HC notice to 2 ex-ministers over rental

bangalore: the karnataka high court on monday ordered issuance of notices to former ministers d s manjunath and b n bachche gowda in the wake of a writ petition filed with regard to the recovery of rs 30.52 lakh due from them in respect of rentals of bungalows that they continued to occupy even after their terms had expired. chief justice n k jain and justice r gururajan admitted the petition filed by city advocate s vasudeva contending that the two former ministers had occupied government accommodation even after their term of office and had failed to pay the rental dues.bridge case: chief justice n k jain and justice r gururajan on monday disposed of two writ petitions concerning the rival contentions about the construction of the cable stayed bridge across tungabhadra river in hampi. the karnataka itihasa academy, dr suryanatha kamath, dr chidanand murthy, l s seshagiri rao and other writers and artistes had filed a petition opposing the construction of the bridge since the unesco had pointed out that the bridge would spoil the view of the virupaksha temple and other ancient monuments of the world-famous tourist spot and there was a likelihood of hampi losing the world heritage status.