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Can apartment associations restrict children from playing football in common areas? Here's what the Karnataka HC said
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Karnataka High Court ruled apartment associations cannot impose blanket bans on children playing football in common areas.
The court set aside a 2021 trial court judgment that upheld the Esteem Gardenia Apartment Owners' Association's football ban.
Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar said restrictions must be backed by registered bye-laws, follow due process, and be reasonable.
The association had failed to specify which games were allowed, making the ban vague and arbitrary.
Residents Sangeetha Agrawal and Hemant Agrawal challenged the ban as unfair.
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