1. These petitions are disposed of together having regard to the fact that the petitioner is common and the issues involved are identical.

2. The petitioner is an association registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1961 (Hereinafter referred to as the ‘KSR Act’, for brevity). It is comprised of members who are owners of houses or house sites in the residential layout known as ‘Manyatha Residency’ at Rachenahalli, Krishnarajapuram Hobli, Bangalore East Taluk.

It is stated that M/s. Manyatha Promoters Private Limited has formed a residential layout in about 82 acres of land at Rachenahalli, duly approved by the Bangalore Development Authority (Hereinafter referred to as the `BDA’ for brevity).

It is claimed that as per the layout plan, the areas earmarked as civic amenity sites, open spaces and roads are all relinquished by the developer in favour of the BDA.

It is stated that one, of the principles that guide the allotment of a civic amenity site is “the benefit likely to accrue to the general public of the locality by the allotment of the civic amenity site and a need of the civic amenity site by the institution to provide the civil amenities in qu