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New Penalties Replace 10% Levy on Vacant Bengaluru Sites

BENGALURU: The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has updated the penalty for owners who do not construct houses within the specified five-year period under lease-cum-sale agreements. Instead of the previous flat rate of 10%, introduced in September 2024, a new tiered penalty system ranging from 2.5% to 10% will be applied based on the size of the site. This change comes in response to feedback from site allottees, who argued that the uniform 10% penalty of the current guidance value for vacant sites was excessive and did not consider the diverse dimensions of sites or individual financial situations. Following these concerns,…

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Allottees seek amenities, cite design flaws in Kempegowda Layout

File Photo BENGALURU: While the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has expedited work on the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) between Mysuru Road and Magadi Road, residents in III and IV Blocks have raised urgent concerns regarding “critical bottlenecks” that might hinder habitation if not resolved promptly. Allottees appreciate the enhanced pace of land acquisition and development under the current administration; however, they assert that the layout is still not suitable for living. Although several houses are built and more are under construction, foundational issues like inadequate infrastructure and unclear design are becoming significant obstacles. One major issue is the absence of…

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Bengaluru Engineers Appeal Against RERA ‘Promoter’ Order

BENGALURU: Several engineers from the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) are urging senior officials to contest the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) order issued on Nov 7, which classifies the agency as a promoter under the Rera Act. However, sources indicate that BDA chairman NA Harris is reluctant to pursue an appeal, causing unrest within the organization. A senior bureaucrat commented, “The engineers are pressing the government to file an appeal to exempt the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) from Rera’s jurisdiction. Their primary concern is straightforward: the BDA has a history of delays. Being under Rera means they will be…

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BDA Resolves 20-Year Arkavathy Dispute, Allots 784 Sites

Representative AI image BENGALURU: In a long-awaited resolution to one of its most contentious issues, the BDA on Monday allocated 784 alternative plots in the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) to allottees from the Arkavathy Layout who lost their sites due to land denotification and reallocation. The allotment, which utilized a computerized randomization process at the BDA headquarters, took mere minutes to complete, marking the end of a two-decade struggle for many beneficiaries. Officials stated that this initiative aimed to provide long-delayed relief to allottees awaiting resolution since 2005-06. “We have allocated 784 sites at once to resolve a longstanding issue…

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Karnataka RERA Orders Registration of Delayed Bengaluru Layouts

BENGALURU: In a significant development for homebuyers who have awaited possession of plots for nearly a decade, the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) has ruled that the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) must be classified as a “promoter” under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. K-Rera has instructed the BDA to register the long-overdue Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) within two weeks and to justify why penalty proceedings should not be initiated for selling sites without the necessary Rera registration. The ruling, issued on November 7 by a two-member bench, followed multiple complaints from allottees who claimed that the…

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Bengaluru Body Claims RERA Order Doesn’t Apply, Cites Status

BENGLAURU: Following Rera’s designation of the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NKPL) project as “lapsed” due to significant delays and unmet commitments to allottees, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) asserted on Monday that it is not a “promoter” and therefore outside Rera’s jurisdiction. In its official statements, BDA contended that complaints against it do not hold under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, as site allotments are solely contractual. The authority highlighted that site allotments are regulated by its 1984 rules, strictly governing the relationship between the BDA and the allottee. Once an allotment is accepted, the allottee is bound…