Supreme Court of India · 2006-04-20
STATE OF KARNATAKA vs ALL INDIA MANUFACTURES ORGANISATION .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/10696
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Respondent
- ALL INDIA MANUFACTURES ORGANISATION .
- Author
- RUMA PAL,B. N. SRIKRISHNA,DALVEER BHANDARI
- Bench
- RUMA PAL,B. N. SRIKRISHNA,DALVEER BHANDARI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed appeals against a Karnataka High Court judgment regarding the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, emphasizing the need for infrastructure development in urban areas under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court upheld the High Court's directive to the State of Karnataka to continue the project, recognizing the urgency due to increasing urbanization and traffic congestion. The decision reinforced the principle that infrastructure projects are essential for economic growth and public welfare, thus affirming the government's role in facilitating such developments.