Chapter XII PROPERTY OF THE CITY CORPORATION

(1) The following properties shall belong to the City Corporation in which they are located, unless specifically owned or controlled by the Government or specifically owned by any other person or entity:- (a) All public parks, play-grounds and open spaces reserved for ventilation, not held or controlled by the Government or specifically owned by any other person or entity; and (b) All public roads, streets, lanes, pathway, bridge, sky-walk, flyover, underpass, subway, public lamps, lamp post apparatus connected therewith appertaining thereto, all gates, markets, slaughter houses, manure and refuge depots and public buildings of every description. (2) All properties specified under this section and not specifically owned and controlled by the Government or any other person or entity, shall belong to the City Corporation and be subject to such direction, management and control of the City Corporation. (3) The City Corporation may accept trust or gift of property of any nature, which shall vest with the City Corporation exclusively, on such terms of vesting.

1. (a) All public parks, play-grounds and open spaces reserved for ventilation, not held or controlled by the Government or specifically owned by any other person or entity; and
2. (b) All public roads, streets, lanes, pathway, bridge, sky-walk, flyover, underpass, subway, public lamps, lamp post apparatus connected therewith appertaining thereto, all gates, markets, slaughter houses, manure and refuge depots and public buildings of every description.

1. (2) All properties specified under this section and not specifically owned and controlled by the Government or any other person or entity, shall belong to the City Corporation and be subject to such direction, management and control of the City Corporation.
2. (3) The City Corporation may accept trust or gift of property of any nature, which shall vest with the City Corporation exclusively, on such terms of vesting.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commissioner of a City Corporation may dispose of by sale any immovable property of the Corporation with prior approval of the Government or enter into such lease for the utilization of any right over such produce or benefit emerging from such immovable property: Provided that any sale of an immovable property other than to the Government or Government owned entity, shall be through a public auction, the procedure of which shall be prescribed. Provided further that the procedure of sale or transfer of immovable property of the Corporation to the Government or Government owned entities shall be as may be prescribed.

1. (2) The Commissioner may lease such immovable property of the City Corporation for a term not exceeding five (5) years with the previous sanction of the Council.
2. (3) The Commissioner may lease such immovable property of the City Corporation for a term beyond five (5) years or such property exceeding 5000 Sq.ft for any period only with the previous sanction of the Government through Greater Bengaluru Authority.
3. (4) The City Corporation shall specify such conditions for sale and lease, which shall be the basis for any approval that may be accorded by the

Acquisition of the property by the City Corporation.- (1) The

Commissioner, if on behalf of the City Corporation seeks to acquire any immovable property, the Commissioner may do so provided such intent of acquisition is approved by either the Government or the Mayor, either as a policy or on a case to case basis.

1. (2) Any acquisition that may be undertaken as per sub-section (1) shall be in accordance with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013) or through issuance of Development Rights Certificates under section 14B of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 or any other law in force providing for a specific acquisition.

1. (1) The Government may transfer any property belonging to itself to the City Corporation for its management, upon such terms and conditions that the Government may determine, from time to time.
2. (2) In the event that the Government is of the opinion, after obtaining the views of the Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority or based on his report, that its properties are not being managed satisfactorily by the Corporation or it has contravened such prescribed terms and conditions of management, the Government may transfer such properties to itself.

Power of the Government to manage the City Corporation property.- (1) If the City Corporation is unable to manage any immovable property belonging to itself, the Commissioner may, with the approval of the

Mayor, request the Government to manage such property.

1. (2) The Government, if it is of the opinion that the City Corporation has failed to manage any property belonging to itself, shall have the power to issue directions to the City Corporation to transfer such property to the Government.
2. (3) The Government may, by notification and after consultation with the City Corporation, take over for a public purpose any land or other property, movable or immovable, belonging to or vesting in the City Corporation on such terms as it may determine.

Corporation.- (1) Where any property, either moveable or immoveable, is claimed by or on behalf of the City Corporation or by any persons as against the City Corporation, the Commissioner shall conduct an enquiry after issuing notices and afford reasonable opportunity to the person concerned, and pass an order for deciding the claims.

1. (2) The City Corporation or the person aggrieved by the above order made under sub section (1) may prefer an appeal to the Chief Commissioner, Greater Bengaluru Authority on the order passed by the Chief Commissioner.
2. (3) The City Corporation or the person aggrieved by the above order made under sub section (2), may prefer an appeal to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and such decision of the Tribunal shall be final.
3. (4) Any person shall be deemed to have had due notice of an enquiry or order under this section if the notice has been given in the prescribed manner.

The City Corporation may, upon the request of such private persons, companies, trusts, societies and any other association, maintain such property belonging to them on such conditions as may be prescribed from time to time.

(1)The City Corporation shall maintain a register of the immovable property of the City Corporation. The property register shall contain the number allotted to the immoveable property by the City Corporation, its ownership, control, management or claim if any, location, sketch, measurements, basis, boundary descriptions and such other details, duly specified.

1. (2) The Commissioner shall maintain the property register and update such list periodically including through use of appropriate software in electronic form as may be prescribed.
2. (3) There shall be appointed such Estate Officers for carrying out day-to- day administration, management and such other responsibilities for the efficient management of the immovable properties of the City Corporation as deemed necessary.
3. (4) The Chief Commissioner, Greater Bengaluru Authority shall, publish the list with aforesaid details on the website of the Greater Bengaluru

Objects not provided for by this Act.- The Government may with the consent of the City Corporation transfer to the City Corporation the management of any institution or the execution of any work not provided for by this Act and it shall thereupon be lawful for the City Corporation to undertake such management or execution:

Provided that, in every such case the funds required, for such management or execution shall be placed at the disposal of the City Corporation by the Government.