When People's Park was leased to a private party for the construction of a Library/Shopping Complex, Mysore Grahakara Parishat filed a Public Interest Litigation No. 32447/95 (GM) in the Karnataka High Court, praying, among other things, that the Honourable Court issue a direction for the protection of the Park as mandated by the Karnataka Parks, Playfields, Open Spaces Act, 1985. According to the Act, no building except a small watchman's quarters can be built in a park. The case is still pending before the Honourable High Court. Any attempt by the Mysore City Corporation to build a library in the park (as reported in the local media recently) will constitute Contempt of Court. Mysore Grahakara Parishat will be initiating Contempt proceedings before the Honourable High Court. Earlier, in 2001, MCC had proposed constructing a bus stand on People's Park and after MGP published a notice similar to this one, the proposal was shelved.
Maj.Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere, Mysore Grahakara Parishat