The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday dismissed a PIL petition which had questioned the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) decision to demolish the dilapidated 137-year-old Davaraja Market building and construct a new building in its place.
Taking note of the fact that two heritage committees, comprising experts, had already given their opinion for the demolition of the dilapidated building, the court said it cannot sit over the views of the panels comprising experts considering the imminent danger from the old structure.
The court also noted that some portions of the old market building had collapsed twice, once when the restoration works were under way.
