Judgment

A.K. Mathur, J.—This appeal and connected appeals were filed against the order passed by the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court dated 2nd July, 1998 whereby the Division Bench disposed of Writ Appeal No. 1955 of 1993 alongwith Writ Appeal No. 777 of 1993.

2. Facts which are necessary for disposal of these appeals are – the Respondent Association Koramangala Residents Vigilance Group filed a Public Interest petition challenging the building licence issued for construction of multi-storeyed/multi-apartments on Site Nos. 403 and 443 in IInd and IIIrd Cross in III Block, Koramangala Layout, Bangalore, on the ground that it is illegal, void and prayed for quashing of the licence and direction to demolish the building already constructed on the site. It was submitted that the residents in the area had acquired sites and built houses on the understanding and under the bona fide belief that the lay out would be developed and maintained in accordance with law. Grievance of the Association was, the menace of multi-storeyed and multi-apartments buildings in the Bangalore city particularly in Koramangala lay-out which is considered to be a posh and prestigious lay-out, had been