Orissa High Court cites Kafka, Shakespeare to slam Cuttack’s endless pothole nightmare
The Orissa High Court has harshly criticized Cuttack's ongoing pothole predicament, drawing parallels to Franz Kafka's bleak line, "there is infinite hope but not for us," and Shakespeare's "grief" in King Lear. Since 2020, the court has repeatedly directed authorities responsible for road maintenance and civic infrastructure, yet compliance affidavits have not translated into motorable roads.
The court expressed its trust in recent assurances from senior Odisha officials, who appeared virtually to the court on August 29. The next hearing is scheduled for September 10. Justices K R Mohapatra and V Narasingh emphasized that roads are a lifeline under the Constitution, and demanded fresh reports on arterial roads from ward-level advocates' committees.
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