Mysuru, July 31 -- Mysuru City Corporation makes a volte-face in Supreme Court; final orders on Aug. 6

The Supreme Court has been informed that the Karnataka Government has decided to restore the century-old Devaraja Market and the Lansdowne Building in Mysuru.

The submission was made during the hearing of a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the demolition of the two buildings before a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran that came up for hearing yesterday (July 30).

Senior Advocate Dr. Aditya Sondhi, appearing for the petitioners, heritage advocate and author G. Sathyanarayana (popularly known as Gouri Satya), R. Raja Chandra, the son-in-law of the late Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar and others, told the Court...