Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition that raised concerns about Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) plan to demolish and reconstruct the 137-year-old Devaraja Market (built in 1886) due to its deteriorated condition. A Division Bench, headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice M.G.S. Kamal, issued the ruling…
Petitioners to question HC order in Supreme Court
August 10, 2023Expert professionals unavailable for scientific renovation, argues MCC in High Court Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the High Court’s (HC) verdict, Raja Chandra, a petitioner and a member of erstwhile Mysore royal family said, “The verdict contradicts public sentiment and goes against our aim of preserving Mysuru’s traditions by safeguarding the Market’s traditional style. However, despite…
Devaraja Market tenants oppose demolition move
April 20, 2022Market shut till 2 pm; occupants march till DC Office, voice their protest Mysuru: The 125-year-old Devaraja Market, usually teeming with shopkeepers and shoppers from dawn to dusk every day, wore a deserted look this morning with trade coming to a grinding halt as the Market was shut in protest against the proposal to demolish…
High Court puts brakes on Devaraja Market demolition
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The grand plans of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and reconstruct Devaraja Market — more than 125 years old — in city may not be realised in the near future as the Karnataka High Court yesterday restrained the civic body from razing the heritage structure. The Court ordered the State Government and the…
‘Court order not the end, but beginning of a long haul’
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the High Court order, one of the petitioners in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Raja Chandra, who is the son-in-law of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, told Star of Mysore that this is not the end but a beginning of a long struggle to save Devaraja Market, the ‘Soul of Mysore.’ “Mysuru City Corporation…
Devaraja Market Demolition Court gives clearance
January 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The Court has given clearance to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and rebuild the heritage Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building. Disclosing this to the media recently, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde said that the traders of Devaraja Market had moved the Court against the proposed demolition but the Court has instructed MCC to provide…
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