P. VISHWANATHA SHETTY, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition is presented by the Advocates' Association, bangalore, which is a premier association of Advocates in karnataka State (which is hereinafter referred to as the 'association') The petitioner-Association has sought for a direction to the respondents to demolish the existing old building of the Association and to construct in its place a new building at the premises of the City Civil Court Complex, Bangalore.

( 2 ) FEW facts which are relevant for the disposal of this petition as set out by the parties may be briefly stated as hereunder: the case of the Association is that it is a unique association in the State of Karnataka and out of about 22,000 Advocates in the state, about 8,000 Advocates who are practising in various courts including the High Court of Karnataka, at Bangalore, are its members and the present premises in occupation of the association which is located at City Civil Court Complex is a very old building constructed more than 100 years ago, that it is in a dilapidated condition and the accommodation available in the said building can hardly be sufficient to accommodate little over 100 Advocates; and since the membership of t

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