Karnataka High Court orders GBA to Pay ₹2.77 crore to man paralysed due falling of tree branch

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to pay a compensation worth ₹2.77 crore to a 39-year-old private firm employee who became paraplegic after a Gulmohar tree branch in a private school fell on him while he was walking on a public road in 2024. The court held that the authority failed to act promptly on the school’s plea to remove the branch protruding onto the road.

Justice Suraj Govindaraj, delivering the verdict on a writ petition filed by Chandan G., held the civic body negligent for failing to act despite receiving specific prior information about the dangerous branch. The court also awarded interest at 6% on the compensation amount from the date of the incident.