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Bengaluru: Consumer court orders BDA to refund ₹8 lakh for delay in handing over flat

BENGALURU: The IV Addl District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to refund Rs 8.03 lakh, with 18% interest, to a Marathahalli resident here, who waited for nine years for possession of a flat that BDA had promised to deliver in a year’s time. On March 21, 2025, the Commission ordered BDA to refund Rs 8.03 lakh, along with an interest of 18% from the date the first payment was made, Rs 1 lakh for service deficiency, Rs 25,000 for mental agony, and another Rs 10,000 in litigation costs. The complainant, Suryaprakash H R, 70, had…

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HC stays BDA action as Bengaluru apartment faces power disconnection threat

BENGALURU: The high court stayed Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) decision to cancel the no-objection certificate (NOC) and occupancy certificate (OC) of Kendriya Vihar Apartments in Yelahanka after residents challenged the move, citing a lack of fair hearing. The 24-year-old apartment complex, which made headlines two years ago due to flooding, now faces risks of power disconnection and cancellation of possession certificate after the fire and emergency services department directed Bescom and BBMP to withhold approvals. A copy of the directive is available with TOI. The HC stay came during the hearing of a writ petition on May 22, where Justice…

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Bengaluru: BDA’s lapse leaves 300 families of Banashankari layout on shaky land

BENGALURU: Hundreds of site and property owners in BDA-developed Banashankari 6th Stage Layout in south Bengaluru are looking down the barrel, a day after the Karnataka High Court quashed proceedings over acquisition of 16 acres of land. More than 300 sites of 60ftx40ft dimension have been carved out from the land under dispute. Now, a huge question mark hangs over the future of these sites and houses built on them. The high court quashed the acquisition proceedings as BDA had failed to take possession of the land it had sought to acquire 24 years ago, providing big relief to its…