70 basement shops on 27th Main shutdown; 24th Main is next

The axe is falling on all the basement shops in HSR Layout, following directions by the Karnataka High Court. Until yesterday, all the 70 basement shops on 27th Main that were issued notices are shutdown. The next couple of days will see shops on 24th Main facing the axe.

According to BBMP officials, they will no longer be issuing notices to the other shopkeepers in HSR Layout. “Since the violations are clear and the court has ordered shutdown, we will not give them three days time like we did earlier… we will just shut them down,” said one official.

The tenants are the most affected lot. With many complaints from the business class, the joint commissioner has asked the officials to go slow, so the basement shopkeepers get some breathing room to evacuate.