The Devaraja market in Mysur. | Photo Credit: Ma Sriram
MEP for Mysur Yadveer Krishhnadatt Chamaraja Wadiyar welcomed the recent Directive of the Supreme Court to Iit Rocee to assess whether the Devaraja Market and Lansdowne in Mysur as the structure of heritage can be preserved.
“I welcome the Supreme Court’s Directive asking Iit Rocee to study Mysurur’s prized market and Lansdowne. This is a major step towards protecting the live heritage of our city,” Yadveer said on his instagram account.
Mr. Yadveer, who is also the feeling of the former royal family of Mysur, referred to the Supreme Court Directive at the beginning of this month to the director of Iit Ronee to “represent the expert commission to evaluate the buildings, their current state, and to what extent two buildings can be preserved as an inheritance.”
The Supreme Court also ordered Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to insert 5 ₹ Lakh on IIT Rocee, as an expenses that the expert committee can spend to carry out the inspection/review of the structures and prepare the relevant message.
The Supreme Court also stated that IIT ROOKEE should be performed at the earliest and the report should be submitted in a sealed cover for eight weeks from the date of its Directive 2nd September.
The Supreme Court bench, including the judges JB Pardiwal and Sandeep Mehta, heard the lawsuit filed by G. Satyanarayan, aka Gouri Satya and others, took note of the Indian National Trust report for art and cultural heritage (intach) that “structures can be preserved and needed.”
Lansdowne building in Mysur. | Photo Credit: Ma Sriram
However, the leading advisor to the State of Karnataka ninth Kamat said that the state consciously decided to reduce the structures and rebuild them with the same appearance of the facade and inheritance. Since the structures were in the state, the government would have superiority and discretion in these types, Mr. Kamath said.
However, the Supreme Court noted that “Prima facies, we are of this opinion, especially with regard to the intake report above, that if these two structures can be preserved, such as some repairs/reconstructions, then nothing like that.
While he welcomed the Supreme Court Directive, Mr. Yadveer pointed out that “these structures are not just buildings – they are symbols of the history and culture of Mysur that remember generations of citizens. I honestly hope that they will now be renewed and preserved carefully, so they can also take care of their legacy.”
The Top Court’s decision was also welcomed by Devaraja Market. “We hope that the Supreme Court’s decision is helping to preserve the building of the inheritance,” said S. Mahadev, president of the Association of Market Traders Devaraja.
Published – September 2025 17:17
