Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Karnataka HC Permits Inspection of Falcon City Construction
Some residents of an apartment building called Prestige Falcon City in Bengaluru are worried about new construction happening nearby.
They think the building's owners are building something, like a temple, in a place where they shouldn't, the buffer zone around a stormwater drain.
So, they went to court to complain.
The court agreed to let an official, the Bengaluru South Deputy Commissioner, check out the buildings and see what's really going on.
This official will now investigate the construction to make sure everything is allowed.
The court told them on June 16.
Karnataka High Court allows inspection of Prestige Falcon City apartment premises.
The inspection follows a petition against construction in a buffer zone.
Residents allege construction of a temple in the stormwater drain buffer.
The court's directive was issued on June 16.
The Bengaluru South Deputy Commissioner will conduct the inspection.
- Who
- The Karnataka High Court, residents of Prestige Falcon City, the Bengaluru South Deputy Commissioner, and the Prestige Falcon City Apartment Owners’ Association.
- What
- The Karnataka High Court allowed the Bengaluru South Deputy Commissioner to inspect Prestige Falcon City apartment premises.
- When
- The court's direction came on June 16.
- Where
- Prestige Falcon City apartment complex in Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- Following a writ petition filed against alleged construction activities in the buffer zone.
Concerned Residents
Prestige Falcon City Apartment Owners’ Association
Construction in Buffer Zone
Concerned Residents
Construction activities in the buffer zone.
Prestige Falcon City Apartment Owners’ Association
Construction activities by Prestige Falcon City Apartment Owners’ Association.
- Court
- Karnataka High Court
- Location
- Bengaluru, India
- Affected Site
- Prestige Falcon City apartment complex
- Defendant
- Prestige Falcon City Apartment Owners’ Association
- Date of Direction
- June 16
- Issue
- Alleged illegal construction in buffer zone