The move comes after the directions of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. The arches, originally constructed to demarcate entry points to the city, have outlived their purpose and were now obsolete.
The High Court of Karnataka directed that any contract entered into by the State government or its agencies, with third parties for the proposed tunnel road project, will be subject to the outcome of the hearing on three PIL petitions challenging the legality of the approvals for the project