Architect Has No Right To Object The Demolition Of Building

Case: Raj Rewal Vs. Union of India & Ors. CS(COMM) 3/2018, IA No.90/2018(u/O XXXIX R-1&2 CPC) & IA No.92/2018 (u/s 80(2) CPC

Facts of the Case:

Mr. Raj Rewal is a renowned Architect in India who has been in practice for the last 35 years and has designed several prestigious structures in countries like Iran, China, France and Portugal. Two buildings i.e. Hall of Nations and the Nehru Pavilion designed by Mr. Rewal were proposed to be demolished by the Indian Trade Promotion Council (ITPO) and were consequently demolished. Aggrieved by this the plaintiff bought a suit against the Union of Indian and ITPO under section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957 to seek mandatory injunction against the defendants and to compensate him by recreating the work of architecture in Hall of Nations and Nehru Pavilion at the same location or at any other location in Delhi which is equally prominent as the earlier location of the said buildings, under his direct supervision.