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Validation * * * * STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 2 of 1996.- The Bangalore City Planning Area Zonal Regulations 1972, which was in vogue till 1984, provided for construction of five floors including ground floor. The Corporation of the City of Bangalore granted permission for construction of buildings beyond five floors in certain cases. In respect of some of the buildings the permission granted by the Corporation contrary to the Zonal Regulations then in force was questioned in the High Court and the Division Bench of the High Court held that the permission granted in violation of the Zonal Regulation was illegal. The matter was taken to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed it on 19-1-1987 with a direction that the judgement of the High Court should be given effect. The allottees of the extra floors took up the matter to the High Court resulting into innumerable writ petitions. Some of the Writ Petitions have been dismissed and the High Court has confirmed the order of demolition. In respect of one such building contempt petition has been filed against the Commissioner, Bangalore City Corporation for having not carried out demolition of the extra floors. Demolition of extra floors without affecting the security and safety of the First five floors is a difficult task and therefore, the Corporation is trying its best to get a suitable party who can carry out the demolition in the intended manner. But, so far no one has come forward to do the job. Further more, the cost of demolition is prohibitive which may go even beyond rupees one crore in respect of a single building. Thus, the task of demolition is extremely difficult but failure to carry out the direction would attract contempt of Court. The interest of large number of allottees of the flat which is now in danger has also to be borne in mind. In the circumstances, it is considered necessary to amend retrospectively the Zonal Regulations appended to the Outline Development Plan of the Bangalore City Planning Area as it existed during the period 1972-1984 and to validate the permission granted by the Bangalore City Corporation which has been declared as illegal by the High Court and Supreme Court for the above purpose. 2 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 2 OF 1996 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary on the Fourteenth day of March, 1996) THE BANGALORE CITY PLANNING AREA ZONAL REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) ACT, 1996. (Received the assent of the Governor on the Fourteenth day of March, 1996) An Act to amend and validate the Bangalore City Planning Area Zonal Regulations, 1972. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and validate the Bangalore City Planning Area Zonal Regulations, 1972 for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Forty-seventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-