{"id":192168,"date":"2003-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-bimal-n-desai-vs-state-of-karnataka-ors-on-25-april-2003"},"modified":"2015-08-02T21:15:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T15:45:43","slug":"shri-bimal-n-desai-vs-state-of-karnataka-ors-on-25-april-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-bimal-n-desai-vs-state-of-karnataka-ors-on-25-april-2003","title":{"rendered":"Shri Bimal N. Desai vs State Of Karnataka &amp; Ors on 25 April, 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Shri Bimal N. Desai vs State Of Karnataka &amp; Ors on 25 April, 2003<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: S V Patil<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: Shivaraj V. Patil, Arijit Pasayat.<\/div>\n<pre>           CASE NO.:\nAppeal (civil)  3714 of 2003\n\nPETITIONER:\nShri Bimal N. Desai\n\nRESPONDENT:\nState of Karnataka &amp; Ors.\n\nDATE OF JUDGMENT: 25\/04\/2003\n\nBENCH:\nSHIVARAJ V. PATIL &amp; ARIJIT PASAYAT.\n\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n<p>J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>(Arising out of S.L.P. (C) No. 3690 of 2002<\/p>\n<p>SHIVARAJ V. PATIL J.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tLeave granted.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tThe appellant in this appeal has questioned the<br \/>\nvalidity and correctness of the order dated 13.8.2001<br \/>\npassed by the High Court of Karnataka in Writ Petition<br \/>\nNo. 19541 of 1999.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tFew writ petitions were filed purporting to serve<br \/>\npublic interest.  The High Court disposed of those writ<br \/>\npetitions by the common order. One of the writ<br \/>\npetitions No. 19541 of 1999 had been filed by the<br \/>\nappellant.  The Notification dated 30.7.1998 issued in<br \/>\nexercise of power under sub-sections (1) and (2) of<br \/>\nSection 3 of the Karnataka Government Parks<br \/>\n(Preservation) Act, 1975 (for brevity `the Act&#8217;) was<br \/>\nunder challenge in the said writ petitions; directions<br \/>\nalso had been sought for to preserve and maintain<br \/>\nCubbon Park to the full extent as specified in the<br \/>\nNotification dated 27.9.1983 and not to allow any<br \/>\nstructures adjoining Legislators&#8217; Home and LRDE ( a<br \/>\nCentral Govt. organization).  The Act is a short one<br \/>\ncontaining 4 Sections.\tRelevant Section for the<br \/>\npurpose having bearing on the controversy is Section 3<br \/>\nwhich reads:-\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Section 3.\tApplication of the Act<\/p>\n<p>(1)\tThis Act shall apply to all the lands<br \/>\nand buildings within the limits of such<br \/>\nparks belonging to the State Government<br \/>\nas the State Government may, from time<br \/>\nto time, by notification in the official<br \/>\nGazette, specify;\n<\/p>\n<p>(2)\tThe notification referred to in sub-<br \/>\nsection (1) shall specify as nearly as<br \/>\npossible,<\/p>\n<p>the situation and limits of such park.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\tThe laudable object of the Act was obviously to<br \/>\npreserve parks in open spaces to create and maintain<br \/>\nhealthy and eco-friendly atmosphere in addition to<br \/>\nproviding recreational facilities to the public.  A<br \/>\nNotification dated 27.9.1983 had been issued under the<br \/>\nAct in modification of the earlier Govt. Notification<br \/>\ndated 13.9.1975.  In the said Notification of 1983, the<br \/>\nbuildings such as High Court, Vidhan Soudha,<br \/>\nLegislators&#8217; Home, Raj Bhawan, Tennis Stadium, LRDE<br \/>\nCampus etc. with surrounding areas were included.  The<br \/>\nfamous &#8220;Cubbon Park&#8221; comes within the said area.  The<br \/>\nsaid park is a very old park which has been developed<br \/>\nas horticultural landscape and garden.\tThere was no<br \/>\ndispute between the parties that the object of the Act<br \/>\nis not to touch or affect the existing buildings or<br \/>\nstructures and to preserve open space around these<br \/>\nimportant buildings.  The question that came up for<br \/>\nconsideration in the writ petitions before the High<br \/>\nCourt was whether the diminution of the area notified<br \/>\nin 1983 by virtue of the impugned Notification of 1998<br \/>\nwas violative of the provisions of the Act or any other<br \/>\nstatutory or constitutional provisions such as Article<br \/>\n21 of the Constitution.\t From the Notification of 1998,<br \/>\nit was clear that it was intended to facilitate two<br \/>\nimportant constructions, namely\t (i) Annexe building<br \/>\nto the Legislators&#8217; Home and (ii) construction of<br \/>\nground level reservoir in NRDE premises for<br \/>\nfacilitating supply of water.  It is stated that an<br \/>\nextent of about half an acre is needed for construction<br \/>\nof additional block within the premises of Legislators&#8217;<br \/>\nHome and an area of 1.75 acres is required for the<br \/>\nwater reservoir.  If these constructions are to be<br \/>\ntaken up, 30 Ashoka trees and 15 old trees are required<br \/>\nto be removed.\tIn the counter affidavit, it is<br \/>\nspecifically stated that in view of the trees to be cut<br \/>\nand removed, more number of trees will be planted in<br \/>\nand around the place and even after construction of<br \/>\nground level water reservoir, the park area will be<br \/>\ndeveloped and nourished.  In the Statement of<br \/>\nObjections and in the course of the arguments advanced<br \/>\nby the learned Advocate General before the High Court,<br \/>\nit is pointed out that these constructions are<br \/>\ninevitable and needed.\tIt was further pointed out that<br \/>\nthe exclusion of the area from the notified area<br \/>\nconstitutes only 3 to 4 per cent of the total area<br \/>\nnotified earlier and that there would be no further<br \/>\ncoverage of open area for any purpose.\tIt was also<br \/>\nsubmitted by the learned Advocate General that the<br \/>\nState Govt. was conscious of preserving and developing<br \/>\nthe Cubbon Park, leaving intact as much open as<br \/>\npossible.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tOn behalf of the writ petitioners, it was urged<br \/>\nthat the impugned Notification offended the provisions<br \/>\nof the Act; Govt. having notified the limits of the<br \/>\nCubbon Park, factually recognizing existence of such<br \/>\npark, had no power to exclude any portion of the area;<br \/>\nneither under Section 3 of the Act nor under Section 21<br \/>\nof the General Clauses Act, any area could be deleted<br \/>\nonce it had been notified; exclusion of such area is<br \/>\ndetrimental to the healthy environment and results in<br \/>\nreduction of the park area; the decision of the State<br \/>\nGovt. in issuing the impugned notification was<br \/>\narbitrary and was in disregard to the environmental<br \/>\nneeds of the city.  The submission was that the<br \/>\nimpugned Notification was liable to be struck down on<br \/>\nthe ground that it violated Articles 14 and 21 of the<br \/>\nConstitution and that the proposed constructions should<br \/>\nnot be permitted.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tThe learned counsel appearing for the respective<br \/>\nparties before us in their arguments reiterated the<br \/>\nabove submissions that were made before the High Court.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tAs is evident from the impugned judgment, the High<br \/>\nCourt after considering the submissions made on behalf<br \/>\nof the parties referring to the various decisions of<br \/>\nthis Court cited and having due regard to the facts and<br \/>\ncircumstances of the case, taking a holistic and<br \/>\npragmatic view, declined to quash the impugned<br \/>\nNotification.  The High Court upheld the validity of<br \/>\nthe same and refused to stop the proposed two<br \/>\nconstructions. However, sharing apprehensions expressed<br \/>\non behalf of the writ petitioners that there could be<br \/>\nfurther notifications deleting some more areas and<br \/>\nresorting to constructions over such areas reducing the<br \/>\nCubbon Park area, directed that no further<br \/>\nconstructions other than the two mentioned above shall<br \/>\nbe made covering the open area within the limits of the<br \/>\nPark specified in the impugned Notification without<br \/>\nobtaining the clearance from the High Court for<br \/>\nproceeding with the fresh constructions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tIt is clear from the Statement of Objects and<br \/>\nReasons of the Act that it was enacted with a view to<br \/>\npreserve and maintain certain Government parks in the<br \/>\nState of Karnataka as horticultural gardens and to<br \/>\nimprove their utility as such parks.  It is proposed to<br \/>\nprohibit alienation of any portion of land or building<br \/>\nwith such parks.  The Preamble of the Act reads:-\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An Act to make provision to ensure the<br \/>\npreservation of certain government parks in<br \/>\nthe State of Karnataka.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tWhereas it is expedient in public<br \/>\ninterest to preserve certain parks vested in<br \/>\nthe State Government in the State of<br \/>\nKarnataka.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tBe it enacted by the Karnataka State<br \/>\nLegislature in the Twenty-sixth Year of the<br \/>\nRepublic of India as follows.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\tThe title of the Act is &#8220;The Karnataka Government<br \/>\nParks (Preservation) Act, 1975&#8221;.  Under Section 4 of<br \/>\nthe Act, it shall be the duty of the State Government<br \/>\nto preserve and maintain as horticultural gardens the<br \/>\nparks to which this Act is applicable and to take such<br \/>\naction as may be necessary to improve the utility of<br \/>\nsuch parks as such gardens.  Sub-section (2) of Section<br \/>\n4 reads:-\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(2)\tNo land or building within the parks to<br \/>\nwhich this Act is applicable shall be<br \/>\nalienated by way of sale, lease, gift,<br \/>\nexchange, mortgage or otherwise or no licence<br \/>\nfor the use of any such land or building<br \/>\nshall be granted and any alienation made or<br \/>\nlicence granted in contravention of this<br \/>\nsection shall be null and void:\n<\/p>\n<p>\tProvided that the restriction under this<br \/>\nsub-section to lease shall not apply in the<br \/>\ncase of buildings existing on the date of<br \/>\ncoming into force of this Act.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>It is clear from sub-section (2) extracted above<br \/>\nthat there is an injunction restraining alienation of<br \/>\nland or building within the parks and issuing licence<br \/>\nfor the use of any such land for use in contravention<br \/>\nof the said Section.  It is also made clear that any<br \/>\nalienation made or licence granted in contravention of<br \/>\nthe said Section shall be null and void.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tIn view of these clear statutory provisions made<br \/>\nin the Act itself, we find some force in the<br \/>\nsubmissions advanced on behalf of the appellant.  Under<br \/>\nthe circumstances, although we are not inclined to<br \/>\ndisturb the impugned judgment and order, in the given<br \/>\nfacts and circumstances of the case, we think it is<br \/>\nappropriate to keep the questions of law open.\n<\/p>\n<p>Whether the diminution of the area notified as an<br \/>\narea within the limits of the Park is violative of any<br \/>\nof the provisions of the Act or any other statutory or<br \/>\nconstitutional provisions; whether neither Section 3 of<br \/>\nthe Act nor Section 21 of the General Clauses Act can<br \/>\nbe pressed into service for deleting the land and<br \/>\nbuilding once notified to defeat the very purpose and<br \/>\nobject of the Act of preserving open space and whether<br \/>\nissuing of notification to diminish the preserved area<br \/>\nwill be ultra vires of the provisions of the Act when<br \/>\nthe laudable object of the Act is to preserve parks in<br \/>\nopen spaces to create and maintain healthy and eco-<br \/>\nfriendly atmosphere, in our view, require to be left<br \/>\nopen.  We have reservations in accepting the views of<br \/>\nthe High Court expressed in this regard in the impugned<br \/>\njudgment.  Since we are not inclined to interfere with<br \/>\nthe impugned judgment and order of the High Court, we<br \/>\ndo not propose to examine these questions in this<br \/>\nappeal any further.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tIn the result, for the reasons stated above, while<br \/>\ndeclining to interfere with the impugned judgment and<br \/>\norder, we leave the questions of law open to be decided<br \/>\nas and when occasion arises in future.\tThe appeal is<br \/>\ndisposed of accordingly in the above terms.  No costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court of India Shri Bimal N. Desai vs State Of Karnataka &amp; Ors on 25 April, 2003 Author: S V Patil Bench: Shivaraj V. Patil, Arijit Pasayat. CASE NO.: Appeal (civil) 3714 of 2003 PETITIONER: Shri Bimal N. Desai RESPONDENT: State of Karnataka &amp; Ors. 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