BENGALURU: The high court on Tuesday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
to give an ultimatum to all cable operators and internet providers that
a drive will be taken up for removing dangling cables on
footpaths/streets on a particular date after serving notice a month
before.

A division bench headed by chief justice Abhay Shreeniwas
Oka asked the authorities to continue their ongoing action vis-a-vis
removal of unauthorised dangling cables across the city.

Petitioner NP
Amrutesh, an advocate, submitted an interlocutory application (IA) for
impleading the Cable TV Operators’ Association and various
telecom/internet service providers.

The court directed him to file amended copies of the petition in two weeks, while ordering notice to the newly added parties.

The
petitioner pointed out that 507 deaths have been reported due to
dangling cables and electrical shocks during 2015-19 as per media
reports.