( 1 ) CONTENDING that the building licence issued for construction of multistoreyed/multi-apartments on Site Nos. 403 and 443 in II and III cross in III Block, Koramangala Layout, Bangalore, was illegal and void, the petitioners, an association of the residents of the area, had prayed for quashing of the licence and for issuance of directions to respondent 1 to demolish the construction already put up on the sites by exercising the powers vested in it under Section 321 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (hereinafter called the 'act' ). It was submitted that the residents in the area had acquired sites and built houses upon being made to understand and under the bona fide belief that the layout would be developed and maintained in accordance with law. According to them, the menace of multistoreyed and multi-apartment buildings in the Bangalore City particularly in Koramangala layout which is considered to be a posh and prestigious layout has been increasing. Many property developers, investors in buildings and speculators in real estate were alleged to have started their activities which were detrimental to the quality of life of the residents of the area. Multistorey

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