Karnataka HC upholds constitutional validity of law on ‘prohibited’ and ‘regulated’ areas around ancient monuments

Karnataka HC upholds constitutional validity of law on ‘prohibited’ and ‘regulated’ areas around ancient monuments left The High Court of Karnataka. File photo File photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/46fu6i/article71592930.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Heirs-not-residGJEGKFSDP.1.jpg.jpg SREENIVASA MURTHY V Bengaluru / Karnataka : 19/08/2020 : A view of High Court of Karnataka on 19 August 2020. Photo : V Sreenivasa Murthy/The Hindu. The court ruled that the restrictions imposed through Sections 20A, 20B, and 20C in “prohibited” and “regulated” areas, which extend up to a 200-metre radius from the protected monuments, are constitutionally valid and do not infringe upon citizens’ fundamental rights. Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, as amended in 2010, imposing restrictions on new constructions within the “prohibited” area — 100-metre radius of the monument — with retrospective effect.