This petition has been filed as Public Interest

Litigation, in which the petitioners inter-alia seeking for

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Writ of Mandamus or direction to the respondents to

consider the representations dated 17.07.2018 and

18.07.2018 and not to go ahead with the construction of

building

at

Park

called

Gayathri

Devi

park

(Mariappanapalaya Park) which is situated at Ward

No.98,

Prakashnagar,

Rajajinagar

Assembly

Constituency, Bengaluru (hereinafter referred to as 'the

park' for short).

2.

The petitioner who claim themselves to be

social activists assert that they used to take care of

welfare measures for people of Prakashnagar in

Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. In the Prakashnagar Ward of

Rajajinagar Assembly Constituency, a Park namely

Gayatridevi Park was set up about more than 30 years

ago, which has been included in the list of approved

parks, within the meaning of Karnataka Parks, Play

Fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation)

Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). The

grievance of the petitioners is that aforesaid park is

sought to be turned into concrete Jungle in violation of

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the provisions of the Act and the rules framed

thereunder.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner