BENGALURU: In an attempt to replicate Bengaluru's successful revenue model, the Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to issue B Hatas to unauthorized layouts and buildings on revenue land in all towns and cities in the state. .
The Cabinet also supported other recommendations, including the initiation of criminal proceedings against individuals involved in the development of illegal layouts. Penalties for violators include imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100,000 apart from freezing the sale or registration of such illegal layouts and buildings. The move is aimed at strengthening revenue collection and further widening the tax base.
For effective implementation of these measures, the government will introduce bills to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1964 during the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
These measures follow recommendations submitted by a Cabinet sub-committee headed by Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre. The commission may extend the provisions of Sections 6 and 21 of Article 144 of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), 2020 to other corporations and urban local bodies across the state. was tasked with investigating.
More than 34.3 million unlicensed properties are expected to be subject to the new legislation, as the state aims to address legal ambiguities surrounding tax collection from these properties. Despite being provided with all necessary utilities such as roads, electricity and water, these assets have long been outside the tax network.
The High Court ruled that the 2016 house demolitions were illegal and directed the BBMP to pay compensation to the owners. After perusing the material on record, Justice Suraj Govindaraj held that the notice under Section 308 of the KMC Act, interim order cum show cause notice under Section 321(2) and confirmation order under Section 321(3) are clearly had not been served on the petitioner.
“The competent executive engineer, PWD, is directed to inspect the loss caused due to demolition of the building and submit a report to the commissioner within 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.Pay. ” the judge said in his Feb. 12 order.
The principal secretary of the urban development department has been directed to initiate an inquiry into how the executive engineer, assistant executive engineer, assistant engineer of Hoodi subzone and deputy commissioner of urban planning Mahadevapura acted. In case of complaints regarding demolished houses and violations due to non-compliance with the law, we will take the necessary action in accordance with the applicable law.
Justice Suraj Govindaraj posted the matter on March 22 for compliance report.
Considering the conduct of the BBMP officials in this case, the judge issued certain general directions to be followed in such matters.
The judge said that whenever any notice is issued to a property owner, the name and address of the recipient must be cross-verified from the deputy registrar's office and the BBMP database, and while sanctioning any scheme, the It added that it would not allow the issuance of such documents. , BBMP must secure the applicant's mobile number and email in order to send notifications. The directions also require on-site inspection to be conducted to ascertain the relevant facts before issuing the notification. The notice must allow you a reasonable time of at least ten (10) days to respond to the notice.
The property owner must be given a reasonable period of time, approximately three months, to remove the violation.
The judge also directed the Commissioner to issue a circular containing general instructions and other instructions to be followed by concerned officers dealing with similar issues.
The Cabinet also supported other recommendations, including the initiation of criminal proceedings against individuals involved in the development of illegal layouts. Penalties for violators include imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100,000 apart from freezing the sale or registration of such illegal layouts and buildings. The move is aimed at strengthening revenue collection and further widening the tax base.
For effective implementation of these measures, the government will introduce bills to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1964 during the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
These measures follow recommendations submitted by a Cabinet sub-committee headed by Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre. The commission may extend the provisions of Sections 6 and 21 of Article 144 of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), 2020 to other corporations and urban local bodies across the state. was tasked with investigating.
More than 34.3 million unlicensed properties are expected to be subject to the new legislation, as the state aims to address legal ambiguities surrounding tax collection from these properties. Despite being provided with all necessary utilities such as roads, electricity and water, these assets have long been outside the tax network.
The High Court ruled that the 2016 house demolitions were illegal and directed the BBMP to pay compensation to the owners. After perusing the material on record, Justice Suraj Govindaraj held that the notice under Section 308 of the KMC Act, interim order cum show cause notice under Section 321(2) and confirmation order under Section 321(3) are clearly had not been served on the petitioner.
“The competent executive engineer, PWD, is directed to inspect the loss caused due to demolition of the building and submit a report to the commissioner within 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.Pay. ” the judge said in his Feb. 12 order.
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Justice Suraj Govindaraj posted the matter on March 22 for compliance report.
Considering the conduct of the BBMP officials in this case, the judge issued certain general directions to be followed in such matters.
The judge said that whenever any notice is issued to a property owner, the name and address of the recipient must be cross-verified from the deputy registrar's office and the BBMP database, and while sanctioning any scheme, the It added that it would not allow the issuance of such documents. , BBMP must secure the applicant's mobile number and email in order to send notifications. The directions also require on-site inspection to be conducted to ascertain the relevant facts before issuing the notification. The notice must allow you a reasonable time of at least ten (10) days to respond to the notice.
The property owner must be given a reasonable period of time, approximately three months, to remove the violation.
The judge also directed the Commissioner to issue a circular containing general instructions and other instructions to be followed by concerned officers dealing with similar issues.
