1. Bangalore Development Authority [BDA] and the manner of its functioning is rather difficult to fathom. BDA is a development authority within the meaning of the provisions of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 [for short, the Act] in respect of metropolitan area of Bangalore city and also planning authority within the meaning of this phrase as it occurs in the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, has been on the other hand an authority functioning in a most erratic, whimsical, arbitrary manner over a period of time.

2. The city of Bangalore, which could have been transformed into a beautiful developed garden city, has only turned out to be a concrete jungle, a messed up concrete jungle and the annihilation of green cover which was available earlier in the city has made this possible!

3. Even when the manner of functioning of this authority has been brought before courts by affected, interested citizens, judiciary, in the name of development, a distorted and misconceived perception of development, has, over a period of time, overlooked a number of follies of this authority and in fact has overlooked many illegalities committed by BDA and this has on