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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020

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This Act establishes the governance framework for the municipal corporation of Greater Bengaluru, known as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. It regulates urban local administration, ward council elections, building permissions, property taxation, solid waste management, civic infrastructure, and public health services. The legislation applies to all residents, property owners, businesses, elected local officials, and municipal administrative personnel within Bengaluru. This law matters because it decentralizes urban governance by creating administrative zones, ward committees, and neighborhood Area Sabhas. It ensures structured local self-government, improves civic accountability, standardizes property tax collection, and empowers local authorities to manage urban planning and essential services.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II CORPORATION AUTHORITIES →

  1. 3Corporation Authorities

Chapter III CONSTITUTION OF THE CORPORATION →

  1. 4Establishment of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
  2. 5Erection and maintenance of boundary marks
  3. 6Duration of the Corporation
  4. 7Delimitation of Wards
  5. 8Constitution of the Corporation
  6. 9Oath of allegiance to be taken by councilors
  7. 10Declaration of assets etc
  8. 11Term of office of Councilors
  9. 12Division of the Corporation into Zones

Chapter IV ELECTIONS →

  1. 13Election to the Corporation
  2. 14Electoral rolls
  3. 15Electoral Registration Officer
  4. 16Provision of polling stations
  5. 17Appointment of Presiding Officers for polling stations
  6. 18Qualifications for being a Councilor
  7. 19Disqualifications of being a Councillor
  8. 20Equality of votes
  9. 21Publication of results
  10. 22Election Petition
  11. 23Grounds for declaring elections to be void
  12. 24Procedure to be followed by the court
  13. 25Decision of the Court
  14. 26Appeal
  15. 27Corrupt Practices
  16. 28Promoting enmity between classes in connection with election
  17. 29Prohibition of public meetings two days before preceding the election day and on the election day
  18. 30Disturbances at election meetings
  19. 31Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, poster and others
  20. 32Maintenance of secrecy of voting
  21. 33Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations
  22. 34Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations
  23. 35Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at elections
  24. 36Breaches of official duty in connection with elections
  25. 37Returning Officer, Presiding Officer, etc. deemed to be on deputation to State Election Commission
  26. 38Penalty for Government servant for acting as election agent, polling agent or counting agent
  27. 39Removal of electronic voting machine from polling station to be an offence
  28. 40Other offences and penalties therefor
  29. 41Prosecution regarding certain offences
  30. 42Right to vote
  31. 43Account of election expenses and maximum thereof
  32. 44Lodging of account with the returning officer
  33. 45Failure to lodge an account of election expenses
  34. 46Voting machines at elections
  35. 47Power of Government to make rules for the purpose of election
  36. 48Prohibition of simultaneous membership
  37. 49Requisitioning of premises, vehicle, etc., for election purpose
  38. 50Payment of compensation
  39. 51Power to obtaining information
  40. 52Power of Entry into and inspection of premises, etc
  41. 53Eviction from requisitioned premises
  42. 54Release of premises from requisitioning
  43. 55Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisition

Chapter V MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR, CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ZONAL →

  1. 56Mayor and Deputy Mayor
  2. 57Term of office of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor
  3. 58Reservation of the office of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor
  4. 59Powers and functions of the Mayor
  5. 60Functions of the Deputy Mayor
  6. 61Resignation of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
  7. 62Honoraria, fees or allowances
  8. 63Chief Commissioner
  9. 64Powers and Functions of the Chief Commissioner
  10. 65Chief Commissioner to carry on correspondence
  11. 66Delegation of Chief Commissioner's ordinary power
  12. 67Delegation of Chief Commissioner's extraordinary power
  13. 68Custody of records
  14. 69Control over Corporation establishment
  15. 70Salary and Allowances of the Chief Commissioner
  16. 71Appointment of officiating Chief Commissioner in case of death, resignation or removal of Commissioner
  17. 72Zonal Commissioner
  18. 73Salary and Conditions of the Zonal Commissioner
  19. 74Powers and Functions of the Zonal Commissioner
  20. 75Establishment of a Constituency Consultative Committee
  21. 76Functions of the Constituency Consultative Committee
  22. 77Establishment of Zonal Committees
  23. 78Powers and Functions of the Zonal Committee
  24. 79Allocation of Funds
  25. 80Establishment of Standing Committees
  26. 81Powers and Functions of the Standing Committee
  27. 82Constitution of the Ward Committee
  28. 83Composition of the Ward Committee
  29. 84Procedure for nomination as a member of the Ward Committee
  30. 85Meeting of the Ward Committee
  31. 86Functions of the Ward Committee
  32. 87Allocation of Funds
  33. 88Appointment of sub-committees
  34. 89Determination of Areas
  35. 90Constitution of Area Sabhas
  36. 91Representatives of the Area Sabha
  37. 92Meetings of the Area Sabha
  38. 93Functions of the Area Sabha
  39. 94Power of councillors
  40. 95Honorarium for Corporation members
  41. 96Appeal to the Election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor etc

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 97Appointment to certain posts under the corporations to be made from Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service
  2. 98Appointment of Engineer, Health Officer etc
  3. 99Legal cell
  4. 100Special appointments
  5. 101Contribution in respect of Government servants
  6. 102Establishment schedule
  7. 103Reservation of posts for appointment
  8. 104Punishment for corporation officers and other employees
  9. 105Power of Government to make rules regarding the conditions of service applicable to employees

Chapter VII POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPORATION →

  1. 106General powers of the Corporation
  2. 107Powers and Functions of the Corporation
  3. 108Additional Functions assigned by the Government
  4. 109First charge on Corporation Fund

Chapter VIII PROCEDURE OF THE CORPORATION AND COMMITTEES →

  1. 110Proceedings of the Corporation and standing committees
  2. 111Obligation laid on remaining Corporation authorities to carry out resolutions of the corporation
  3. 112The Corporation may call for extracts from proceedings, etc., from the standing committee, etc
  4. 113Proceedings of the corporation, etc., not vitiated by disqualification, etc., of members thereof
  5. 114Record of proceedings
  6. 115Proceedings of meetings to be good and valid until contrary is proved
  7. 116The Chief Commissioner's right to attend and take part in discussion but not to move resolution or to vote
  8. 117The Councillors to refrain from taking part in discussion and voting on questions in which they have pecuniary interest
  9. 118Submission of administration report to the Government

Chapter IX ESSENTIAL SERVICES →

  1. 119Declaration of Essential Services, etc
  2. 120Power of the Government to declare emergency

Chapter X POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT →

  1. 121Power of the Government to call for records and to cause inspection to be made
  2. 122Power of the Government to take action in respect of matters pending undisposed of before the corporation
  3. 123The Government's power to direct the taking of action
  4. 124The Government's power to appoint an officer to take action in default, at the expense of the corporation
  5. 125Submission of copies of resolution to the Government and the Government's power to cancel resolution and orders
  6. 126Power of the Government to dissolve the corporation
  7. 127Appointment of Corporation Administrator
  8. 128Establishment of performance management system

Chapter XI PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION →

  1. 129Property of the corporation
  2. 130Disposal of property by the corporation
  3. 131Acquisition of the property by the corporation
  4. 132Properties of the Government managed by the corporation
  5. 133Power of the Government to manage the corporation property
  6. 134Decision of claims to the property by or against the corporation
  7. 135Power of the Corporation to manage private property
  8. 136Maintenance of the property register
  9. 137Objects not provided for by this Act

Chapter XII CONTRACTS →

  1. 138Power of the corporation to enter into contracts
  2. 139Invitation of tenders
  3. 140Preparation of model tender document
  4. 141Maintenance of database

Chapter XIII TAXES →

  1. 142Taxes [Fee, Levy, Charge and Demand or by whatever name it may be called] which may be imposed
  2. 143Levy of cesses
  3. 144Description and class of tax on buildings or land or both
  4. 145Publication of resolution with notice
  5. 146Power to suspend, reduce or abolish any existing tax or cess
  6. 147Payment of property tax
  7. 148Demand for the payment of tax and recovery of taxes
  8. 149Obligation of transferor and transferee to give notice of transfer
  9. 150Review by the Chief Commissioner
  10. 151Owner's obligation to give notice of construction or re-construction or demolition of building
  11. 152General exemptions.
  12. 153Property tax from whom and when payable
  13. 154Preparation and publication of property tax register
  14. 155Survey of lands and buildings and preparation of property register.
  15. 156Demand for payment of property tax and appeal against such demand.
  16. 157Fee on advertisement
  17. 158Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of the Chief Commissioner
  18. 159Permission of the Chief Commissioner to become void in certain cases
  19. 160Owner or person in occupation to be deemed responsible
  20. 161Removal of unauthorised advertisement
  21. 162Collection of fee on advertisement
  22. 163The Chief Commissioner's power to call for information and to enter upon premises and to condone omission to give notice
  23. 164Recovery of surcharges and charges how made
  24. 165Levy of entertainment tax
  25. 166Levy of entertainment tax on complimentary ticket and connections
  26. 167Exemption from payment of entertainment tax for performing any duty inside the place of entertainment
  27. 168Furnishing security amount
  28. 169Payment of taxes and filing of self-assessed returns for the payment of entertainment tax
  29. 170Failure to submit returns or provide adequate details in the return
  30. 171Appeal
  31. 172Recovery of entertainment tax
  32. 173Punishment for non-payment of entertainment tax
  33. 174Punishment for willful suppression of information in the returns
  34. 175Duty on transfer of immovable properties
  35. 176Provisions applicable on the introduction of transfer duty
  36. 177Power to make rules regarding assessment and collection of transfer duty
  37. 178Power to assess in case of escape from assessment
  38. 179Appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal

Chapter XIV FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT →

  1. 180Corporation Fund
  2. 181Application of the Corporation Fund
  3. 182Urban Transport Fund
  4. 183Contribution to expenditure by the Corporation
  5. 184Power of corporation to borrow money
  6. 185Time for repayment of money borrowed under section 184
  7. 186Limit of borrowing powers
  8. 187Form and effect of debentures
  9. 188Payment to survivors of joint payees
  10. 189Receipt by joint holder for interest or dividend
  11. 190Power of the corporation to consolidate loans
  12. 191Priority of payments for interest and repayment of loans over other payment
  13. 192Attachment of corporation fund for recovery of money borrowed from the Government
  14. 193Preparation of the corporation budget
  15. 194Budget estimates to be prepared by the standing committee for taxation, finance and appeals or as the case may be, standing committee for taxation and finance
  16. 195Power of Corporation to alter budget grant
  17. 196Obligation to pass budget before the beginning of the year
  18. 197Corporation may pass supplemental budget
  19. 198Re-adjustment of income and expenditure to be made by the corporation during the course of the official year whenever necessary
  20. 199Preparation of a medium-term fiscal plan
  21. 200Comprehensive Debt Limitation Policy
  22. 201Mandatory compliance
  23. 202Establishment of Sinking Fund
  24. 203Investment of amount at the credit of the Sinking Fund
  25. 204Application of the sinking fund
  26. 205Annual statement by the Corporation
  27. 206Attachment of the Corporation fund for recovery of money borrowed from the Government
  28. 207Appointment of the Chief Financial Officer
  29. 208Annual Financial statement
  30. 209Accounts and Audit

Chapter XV STREETS →

  1. 210Vesting of Public streets in the Corporation and their appurtenances in Corporation
  2. 211Powers of the Zonal Commissioner in respect of public streets
  3. 212Powers of the Chief Commissioner in respect of public streets
  4. 213Power to make new public streets
  5. 214Minimum width of new public streets
  6. 215Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kind of traffic
  7. 216Owner’s obligation when dealing with land as building sites
  8. 217Making of new private streets
  9. 218Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of section 217
  10. 219Power to dispose of permanently closed streets
  11. 220Acquisition of land and buildings for improvement of streets
  12. 221Powers to prescribe building line and street alignment
  13. 222Restriction on erection of or addition to buildings within street alignment or building line
  14. 223Setting back projecting building or wall
  15. 224Additional power of the Chief Commissioner to order settling back of buildings to regular line of street
  16. 225Power to declare any street as public street
  17. 226Power of the Zonal Commissioner to Order work to be carried or carried out himself in default
  18. 227Prohibition of projections upon streets
  19. 228Prohibition of structures or fixtures which cause obstruction in streets
  20. 229Removal of encroachments
  21. 230Precautions during repair of streets
  22. 231Streets not to be opened or broken up and building materials not to be deposited thereon without permission
  23. 232Right to receive compensation owing to any defect in public street
  24. 233Naming of Public streets
  25. 234Numbering of Buildings
  26. 235Provision for lighting of Public Streets
  27. 236Prohibition of removal, of street lights
  28. 237Power to allow certain projections and erections

Chapter XVI REGULATION OF BUILDINGS INCLUDING TOWN PLANNING →

  1. 238Building bye-laws
  2. 239Prohibition of construction without sanction
  3. 240Procedure for grant of sanction of building plan
  4. 240ALevy of imposts, restriction and condition
  5. 240BPower of the State Government to exempt or reduce fee levied or charged or assessed
  6. 240CValidation of levy and collection of fees
  7. 241Obligation to provide for rain water harvesting structure
  8. 242Application to construct or re-construct building
  9. 243Period within which the Zonal Commissioner is to grant or refuse to grant permission to execute work
  10. 244Grounds on which approval of site for, or permission to construct building, may be refused
  11. 245Restriction on the power to sanction construction of a place of entertainment in certain cases
  12. 246Grant of completion certificate.
  13. 247Application of provisions to alterations and additions.
  14. 248Demolition or alteration of buildings or well work unlawfully commenced, carried on or completed
  15. 249Regularisation of certain unlawful buildings
  16. 249AExercise of powers by a corporation to be in conformity with the provisions of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961
  17. 250Power of corporation to regulate future construction of certain classes of buildings in particular streets or localities
  18. 251Building at corner of streets
  19. 252Penalty against jurisdictional officer failing to prevent unauthorised deviations or constructions
  20. 253Appeal against the decisions of the zonal commissioner

Chapter XVII NUISANCE →

  1. 254Prohibition of nuisance
  2. 255Control of pollution and polluter pays principle
  3. 256Precautions in case of dangerous structures
  4. 257Precautions in case of dangerous trees
  5. 258Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes etc.
  6. 259Precautions against fire
  7. 260Removal of filth or noxious vegetation
  8. 261Abatement of nuisance from dust, smoke, etc
  9. 262Fencing of buildings or lands and pruning of hedges and trees
  10. 263Building unfit for human habitation
  11. 264Limitation of compensation

Chapter XVIII PUBLIC HEALTH →

  1. 265Duties of the Corporation with respect to public health
  2. 266Corporation’s power to order or undertake sanitation of buildings or sites
  3. 267Power to notify dangerous Diseases
  4. 268Disinfection of buildings and articles
  5. 269Provision of places for disinfection and power to destroy infected articles
  6. 270Power to order closure of places of public entertainment
  7. 271Prohibition against transfer of infected articles
  8. 272Prohibition against infected person carrying on occupation
  9. 273Prohibition against diseased person entering public conveyance
  10. 274Disinfection of public conveyance after carriage of patients
  11. 275Letting of infected building
  12. 276Minor suffering from dangerous disease not to attend school
  13. 277Provision as to library books
  14. 278Power to prohibit use of water likely to spread infection
  15. 279Compulsory vaccination
  16. 280Obligation to give information of dangerous disease
  17. 281Prohibition to enter the city
  18. 282Power to stop dangerous quarrying
  19. 283Power to order filling in pools, etc., which are a nuisance and regulation of agriculture within the city

Chapter XIX DISASTER MANAGEMENT →

  1. 284Management of disasters

Chapter XX WASTE MANAGEMENT →

  1. 285Duty of the Corporation in handling solid waste
  2. 286Entrustment of management and handling of solid wastes and billing and collection of charges
  3. 287Identification of places for disposal and final disposal of solid waste
  4. 288Duty of owners and occupiers of premises to store solid wastes at the source of the generation
  5. 289Duty of the corporation for handling different types of waste
  6. 290Responsibilities of commercial waste generators
  7. 291Functions of the Ward Committee
  8. 292Duties of Ward Committees with regards to waste management
  9. 293Ward Micro Plan
  10. 294Training and public awareness
  11. 295Reduction of waste by the Corporation
  12. 296Penalties for contravention of waste management
  13. 297Waste generated during public gatherings
  14. 298Protection, Conservation and Maintenance of Urban Heritage
  15. 299Preparation of List of Heritage Sites Including Heritage Buildings, Heritage Precincts and Listed Natural Features Areas
  16. 300Incentives for Heritage Buildings
  17. 301Appointment of a Heritage Conservation Committee
  18. 302Grading of Heritage Buildings and Sites
  19. 303Functions of the Heritage Conservation Committee
  20. 304Ownership not affected

Chapter XXII LICENSES AND FEES →

  1. 305Granting of license
  2. 306Exemption of the Government from procuring license
  3. 307Licenses and written permission to specify conditions on which they are granted
  4. 308Power of the Zonal Commissioner to stop use of premises used in contravention of licenses
  5. 309Inspection of places where sale is carried out
  6. 310Power of the Zonal Commissioner for the purposes of inspection
  7. 311Appeal to the Chief Commissioner
  8. 312Period of limitation for appeals
  9. 313Summons to attend and give evidence or produce documents
  10. 314Consequences of failure to obtain licences, etc., or breach of the same
  11. 315Recovery of expenses from persons liable and limitation or liability of occupier

Chapter XXIII POWER REGARDING RULES AND BYELAWS →

  1. 316Power to make rules
  2. 317Power to make regulations
  3. 318Power to make Bye-laws.
  4. 319Sanction of bye-laws by the Government
  5. 320Conditions precedent to making of bye-laws
  6. 321Power of the Government to make rules in lieu of bye-laws
  7. 322Publication of rules, regulations and bye-laws
  8. 323Exhibition of rules, bye-laws and regulations
  9. 324Cognizance of offences
  10. 325Corporation security force

Chapter XXIV PENALTIES →

  1. 326Penalty for violation of the Act
  2. 327Penalty for violation of the rules
  3. 328Penalty for violation of the regulations
  4. 329Penalty for violation of the Bye-laws
  5. 330Penalty for un-authorised use of the corporation property
  6. 331Penalty for leaving vehicle or animal in dangerous position in public street
  7. 332Compounding of offence
  8. 333Power to give retrospective effect to certain bye-laws and penalties for breaches of bye-laws.

Chapter XXV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 334Indemnity to Government, Corporation authorities, officers and servants
  2. 335Sanction for prosecution of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, etc.
  3. 336Assessment, etc., not to be impeached
  4. 337Duties of police officers
  5. 338Power of police officer to arrest persons
  6. 339Exercise of powers of police officer by corporation servants
  7. 340Prohibition against obstruction of proceedings of corporation, standing committee, Mayor, etc
  8. 341Prohibition against removal of mark
  9. 342Liability of Chief Commissioner, Zonal Commissioner and councillor for loss, waste or misapplication of fund, etc
  10. 343Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice
  11. 344Prohibition against unauthorised dealings with public place or materials
  12. 345Form of notices and permissions
  13. 346Proof of consent of Corporation authorities or corporation officers
  14. 347Signature on documents
  15. 348Publication of notification
  16. 349Publication of order, notice or other documents
  17. 350Publication in newspapers
  18. 351Notice of prohibition or setting apart of places
  19. 352Method of serving documents
  20. 353Recovery by occupier of sum leviable from owners
  21. 354Obstruction of owner by occupier
  22. 355Execution of work by occupier in default of owner
  23. 356Time for complying with order and power to enforce in default
  24. 357Power of the Chief Commissioner to agree to receive payment of expenses in instalments
  25. 358Power to declare expenses on certain works as improvement expenses
  26. 359Improvement expenses by whom payable
  27. 360Redemption of charge for improvement expenses
  28. 361Application of term "public servant", to corporation officers, agents and sub-agents
  29. 362Offences by companies
  30. 363Official display of flag
  31. 364Bidding prohibited
  32. 365Effect of absorption of Panchayat area into a Corporation area
  33. 366Removal of difficulties
  34. 367Metropolitan Planning Committee
  35. 368Grievance Redressal Authority
  36. 369Powers and functions of the Grievance Redressal Authority
  37. 370Appeal
  38. 371Term of office of the Grievance Redressal Authority
  39. 372Resignation and removal
  40. 373Procedures before the Grievance Redressal Authority
  41. 374Matters not subject to investigation
  42. 375Transitory provisions
  43. 376Repeal and Savings

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