Sakkubai vs State of Karnataka - 2020 Supreme(SC) 144

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2020 Supreme(SC) 144

MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR, R.SUBHASH REDDY
Sakkubai – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Mallikarjun S. Mylar, Adv. Mr. Ashok Bannidinni, Adv. Mrs. S. Usha Reddy, AOR Mr. Anand Sanjay M. Nuli, Adv. Mr. Dharam Singh, Adv. Mr. Suraj Kaushik, Adv. Mr. Nanda Kumar, K.B., Adv. Mr. Agam Sharma, Adv. M/S. Nuli & Nuli, AOR Mr. Rajesh Mahale, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR Mr. P.S. Narasimha, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raghavendra s. Srivastava, AOR Mr. Saurabh Agrawal, Adv. Ms. Komal M., Adv. Ms. Sindoora V.N.L., Adv. Mr. Raghavendra S. Srivatsa, AOR Mr. T. V. Ratnam, AOR Mr. H. Chandra Sekhar, AOR Mrs. Rekha Chandra Sekhar, Adv. Mr. Karri Venkata reddy, Adv.
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JUDGMENT :

MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The instant appeals arise out of the common final judgment and order dated 27.04.2015 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in W.P. Nos. 60278, 60279, 60280, 60304-60315 of 2011. Vide the impugned order, the High Court dismissed the writ petitions seeking a direction to the Respondent-authorities to restrain them from demolishing the restaurants and guest houses run by the writ petitioners in Virupapura Gaddi, Koppal district, Karnataka.

3. The background to this appeal is as follows:

3.1 With the object of ensuring the preservation of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains in the erstwhile State of Mysore, the Mysore Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961 ( hereinafter ‘the 1961 Act’) was enacted. Under this statute, the State Government was accorded the power to declare certain ancient monuments as ‘protected monuments’ and certain archaeological sites and remains as protected areas. Accordingly, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 19(1) of the 1961 Act, the State Government issued a (preliminary) notification on 19.05.1982 for declaration of cer

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2020 Supreme(SC) 144

MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR, R.SUBHASH REDDYSakkubai – AppellantVersusState of Karnataka – Respondent

MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR, R.SUBHASH REDDY
Sakkubai – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent