order and
constructed a new building for the Gram
Panchayat in the playground of a school run by
the Education Department in the Village ... consequences are that the village is
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deprived of the playground and in the name of
upgrading infrastructure, a new building is
brought into existence
adjoins the school premises
and which can, thus, be utilized as a playground of the school. On the
basis of the aforesaid submissions, notices came ... Khasra
No.61/2 which was earmarked for the School and the
playground. In the report, it shall also be mentioned the
total area
land area in the
layout, for roads, drains, parks, playgrounds
and civic amenities (community facilities) etc.
The Development Authority will also incur
considerable expenditure ... authorized lay out, usually no land will be set
apart for parks, playgrounds and community
facilities. Even if any land is set apart
respondents also failed
to provide them common amenities and facilities viz., playground,
community hall-cum-office room, 33-feet wide concrete road, and
supply ... complaint that
the respondents had adopted unfair trade practices by promising a
playground on a land which actually belonged to a local club as well
create
adverse living conditions. The reservation of open
space for parks and playgrounds is universally
recognised. The decision of this Court in Bangalore
Medical Trust
Circular dated
09.04.1996 reads as follows:
“2. OPEN SPACE AMENITIES LIKE GARDEN,
PLAYGROUND R.G., PARKING, OPEN SPACES &
BURIAL GROUND
i) The application
illustratively refers to the lands notified as ‘green
belt’, ‘forest land’, ‘playground’ or for such other
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land area in the layout, for roads, drains,
parks, playgrounds and civic amenities (community
facilities), etc.
15. The development authority will also incur
considerable expenditure ... addition to the
usual areas earmarked for roads, drains, parks,
playgrounds and community/civic amenities. The
purpose of the aforesaid examples is only to show
