Karnataka High Court
Satish B L S/O Lakshmaiah vs M/S Bagmane Developers Private Limited on 20 July, 2009
Author: P.D. Dinakaran
Bench: P.D. Dinakaran
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 20"' DAY OF JULY 2009
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN, CHIEF
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ,=§.As.i:Eso.EA:\r:vAi[j g_
WRIT PETITION N0. 1727.3_/20{V)O8{GM-RESFPITE1 " A
BETWEEN:
1.
Satish B.L.,
S/0. Lakshmaiah,
Aged about 26 years,
Residing at No.62," _
Byrasandra Viiiage,'1,_.'* ._ .
C.V. Raman !\_i.a--g'ar ¥?ljc_J_S;t, 'V '
Banga|ore~S6D 093,.
. M. sampén9apBa;'a'ETffi"
Aged about 80 years,'
(Senior Citizen Benefit notfiaimed)
Residing at No.82/1,» '
.V .Chowde_swari Tem'pIweR_oad,
Byras'andraVi'i!age, '
"C.V, "RaVm.an%Nag'ar_ Post,
Ba.ngaiore§?§O 093;.
V. Ram__e A
Aged abou'ta63 years,
" i;'fl.__Residing at '10,
' Bfyrasandra Viliage,
CA/.'Rat5nan Nagar Post,
'- -Ban'gaiore-560 093..
4. Muniraju,
S/0. Late Munigundappa,
Aged about 50 years,
Residing at 34,
Byrasandra Viiiage,
C.V. Raman Nagar Post,
Bangalore-S60 093.
5. N. Govinda Reddy,
S/o. Late Nagappa Reddy,
Aged about 54,
Byrasandra Viliage,
C.V. Raman Nagar Post,
Bangaiore-560 093.
6. B.V. Srinivas,
S/o. Late Venkatappa,
Aged about 40,
Byrasandra Viilage, ._
C.V. Raman |\iagar,Post, '
Bangalore-S60 0.93, 1
7. Mr. B.K. » '
S/o. A.B.a KrEshinappa,i._ '
Aged about 27 years',-.__ A A
Residing at[\|o.1S, ' .
"Lakshmi Nivas",.3'"
Bhuvaneshwari'nagar," '
Raman Nagar'*Post,.v
B'angaiore¥56U..O93. .. PETITIONERS
(B{sEi.,s:P;. s;a.:,g5p,ra:<asn -- Adv. for Petrs.)
AND
,Bagzrn_a'ne Developers Private Limited,
Bagmia.ne Business Tech Park,
A _La--ngfo.rd Garden, Bangaiore--560 025,
*~By'Ets Managing Director
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2. Lake Development Authority,
No.49, II Fioor, Parisara Bhavan,
Church Street,
Bangalore--S60 O01,
Represented by its Chief Executive Officer.
3. The Karnataka State Poilution Control Board, .
Pubiic Utility Building, I
M.G. Road, Bangalore,
Represented by its Chairman.
4. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Pa._i_ik~e,
Hudson Circle, '
Bangalore,
by its Commissioner.
5. State of Karnataka,
By its Secretary, _ ;_ :
Department of ivfincire~1'rrig'atiéin",' _'
M.S. BuiIdin9Sn" A
Dr. Ambedkarx/e~e_d;hi, " ' ._
Banga|ore.~--560,C~D1.'i::;. .. RESPONDENTS
(By Sri. Udaya Holia 4' Sr, iCou'n_s"ei_for Sri. Mahabaieshwara_G~oud "~:A'dv. for R.1 Sri. H.S. Sachidananda G.o"wd-a --~ Adv. for R.2 Sri. Ashokv Harana.haili'---- Adv. General for R.4 _.--Sri. Sai.hyanarayana*'Singh --- Adv. for R3 *,S:'n-t. N'i=iouf'a*r Akbar -- Addi. Govt. Adv. for R.5) A'rifles.wrrtlbetigtiialn is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the v._""'Constitut-i.,on _of_India praying that this Court be pleased to "7._(a)' declare and hold that the construction of the compiex by the ""--«first'responde.nt in khatha No.65/2 within the catchment area of .: =.Keiajginai<ere lake (Sy.No.112) of C.V. Raman Nagar Post, "=Byra'sa'ndra' Village, is contrary and in utter violation of the onA-A"_V~..zon.i*ng'*regulation, CDP prepared and published under Section 14 'o'l_'"'=..t,he' Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act and , i X:
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(b) declare and hold that the construction being carried o_n and sanction of licence is not in compiiance of the statutory requirements of the zoning regulations 2(j) wherein marmiatory pollution clearance from the State Pollution Control~«~.8oa.rd 'has not been obtained and hence contravening the said pro'vi'sior.*s;l~, and etc., This Writ Petition coming up for Prelinxjiri~ary"He'aring' day, the Court delivered the follovvin_g: . Av JUDGMENT= (delivered by"'P;tD,. l;'l__"§V|<a'r"E:'Vfif c;i,,) The petitionr-;f'rS',;"s;ig\ii'§'ho laregresideints'wof_.iC.V. Raman Nagar, Bangalore, are 'public for preservation and protection of'iiieylaginake're:'_'iake,mwherein, illegai construction and encroach'rne'nt are.being*d:o'n.e"on the eastern side of the lake and its catchment/em'b.a'*nkrne«n.t area.
i Accoi*dinTg'*»to the petitioners, the first respondent has vviolated.'theu'Vzo.hg:a|'regulations while constructing the complex in khatha i~io...6"$[2'within the catchment area of Kelaginakere lake C.V. Raman Nagar Post, Byrasandra Village, _l3'a.ng"alore East Taluk, which is contrary and in utter violation of /?"'""€ .
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L.»-§*' 5 the zoning regulation, CDP prepared and published under Section 14 of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act. The further case of the petitioners is that the first :*es'po'n:dent has violated the zoning reguiations 2(j) which is not obtaining pollution clearance from thestate Pol"lu'ti'on' C_o.nt'r--ol ' Board and that they have also put constructions by encroaching iakeiin Despite the petitioners bringing 'tit-his.."g_fact.t__to the---not'ice of the concerned authorities it.::ftep.resentations, the respondent--authorities,for:'fégsgonsjjt'b:e_stV.i<n'ewn to them, have not taken any first 'respondent. Hence the petitioners hot-herv"§Vaiternative and effective remedy to the wilful and deliberate violation/encroachment._by first respondent, have come up with tnterestlitigation, seeking:
;('a~),tdec'l'are:"and hold that the construction of the first respondent in khatha No.65/2 wi'thinv_."uhej'.= catchment area of Kelaginakere lake (Sy.No;112) of C.V. Raman Nagar Post, Byrasandra Viliiage is contrary and in utter violation of the zoning '.regu'lation, CDP preparedand published under ._Section 14 of the Karnataka Town and Country « t A. 7 made any encroachment into any of the portions as alleged by the petitioners; the schedule lands where the said respondent has put up the Software Tech Park is not in the catcli'rnVerijt.,:atea of the Jake but is below the tank---bed and it is about wort. away from the lake. It:-iis"Fu.rtheAr that the ' petitioner have come up with the abovlewr.i_tA'petition'~to to their terms as the said responde,jn't..,has'promotedVausiucciessfull commercial venture.
4. Heard the learn.e.cf'_A:couV.ns.el petitioner, Mr. Udaya Holla, learVnjed":f3:e'nio;i*'Counsel on behalf of Mr. Mahabaleshwarav. for the first respondent, Mr. H.S. counsel appearing for the second res'pondVent:.LVa:kelU"~..,:_:':,l3é\/elopment Authority, Mr. SathyanarayanafiuSingVh',."'lea"rned counsel appearing for the third resi5onde'nt-TilediiarnatalltiaiwState Pollution Control Board, Mr. AshuokxH-aren,a*ha'lli_,j-Advocate General appearing for the fourth 1'.T""'responde.nt-E§ruh,la~tA Bangalore Mahanagara_ Palike and "~3§'S'm_tV.'*rNilgoufarfikbar -- Addi. Government Advocate appearing for and perused the materials placed on record.
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