<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday extended the status quo on the construction of a parking lot in the Lalbagh Botanical Garden.<br /><br />The petitioner — S Vasudeva , a city-based advocate has contended that the parking lot being constructed on the five acre plot was posing a threat to the garden. <br /><br />He had also claimed that the space selected for the parking lot was close to Kempegowda tower, a protected monument of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).<br />Illegal construction<br /><br />“The construction, within a radius of 300 metre of the monument is a violation of Archeological Survey of India Rules and Sections 6 and 8 of the Karnataka Park, Play-fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1985. The respondents, including officials of the departments concerned, are liable for imprisonment for a period of up to six months if the violation was proved,” he has stated.<br /><br />The public interest litigation claimed that no permission had been obtained from the competent authority for the construction of the parking lot to accommodate 500 cars.<br /><br />The Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice K Sreedhar Rao and Justice B V Nagarathna ordered status quo until further orders.</p>
<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday extended the status quo on the construction of a parking lot in the Lalbagh Botanical Garden.<br /><br />The petitioner — S Vasudeva , a city-based advocate has contended that the parking lot being constructed on the five acre plot was posing a threat to the garden. <br /><br />He had also claimed that the space selected for the parking lot was close to Kempegowda tower, a protected monument of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).<br />Illegal construction<br /><br />“The construction, within a radius of 300 metre of the monument is a violation of Archeological Survey of India Rules and Sections 6 and 8 of the Karnataka Park, Play-fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1985. The respondents, including officials of the departments concerned, are liable for imprisonment for a period of up to six months if the violation was proved,” he has stated.<br /><br />The public interest litigation claimed that no permission had been obtained from the competent authority for the construction of the parking lot to accommodate 500 cars.<br /><br />The Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice K Sreedhar Rao and Justice B V Nagarathna ordered status quo until further orders.</p>
