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d) Issue such other writ, orders or directions, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice and equity.

3. The learned Single Judge has rejected the writ petition by placing reliance on the Judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Sakkubai and Ors Vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. (Civil Appeal No.1443-1456/2020), dated 11.02.2020, holding that the notification dated 22.10.1988 issued under Section 19(3) of the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961 ( 'Act 1961' for short) declares Virupapura Gaddi village as protected area which would restrict the development under Section 20(1) of the Act 1961 and Section 14 of Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2002 ('HWHAMA Act' for short). It is declared that permissions/licenses obtained by the appellant/petitioner from the local panchayath to run hotel/restaurant in the area situated at Virupapura Gaddi were without any authority of law upholding the impugned endorsement dated 28.07.2010.

16. Section 14 of HWHAMA Act makes it clear that no other Authority or person can undertake the development without permission of the Authority. In terms of Sub-section (1) of Section 14, except with the previous permission of the Authority no other authority or person shall undertake any development within the Heritage Area, of the types as the Authority may from time to time specify by notification published in the Official Gazette. Sub-section (2) provides that no local authority shall grant permission for any development referred to in sub-section (1), within the Heritage Area, unless the Authority has granted permission for such development. 'Heritage Area' is defined under Section 2(1)(l) of the HWHAMA Act, which means the whole of the area comprising the Core Area Zone, Buffer Zone and Peripheral Zones, but excluding the area referred to as protected area under the Ancient Monuments and Historical sites and Remains Act, 1958. The 'Core Area Zone' as defined under Section 2(1)(h) means, the area specified in Part-A of the schedule. Survey No.41/A of the Virupapura gaddi being declared as the Core Zone in terms of Part-A of the Schedule as per notification dated 22.10.1988, the previous permission of the Authority i.e. Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority established under Section 3 of the HWHAMA Act is sine-qua-non to undertake development within the Heritage Area. The 'development' as contemplated under Section 2(1)(j) with its grammatical variations means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in or over or under any land or the making of any material change in any building or land or in the use of any building, or land and includes redevelopment and forming of layouts and sub- division of any land including amenities.