Pushback on Bengaluru’s Proposed Building Bylaw Amendments
BENGLALURU: The Bengaluru East City Corporation has released a draft notification proposing significant updates to the Bengaluru City Corporation Building Bye-laws, 2003. These updates include provisions to regularize specific construction deviations from approved plans through the payment of compounding fees. Published on April 1, 2026, under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, this draft amendment is open for public feedback for 30 days before final consideration. Key proposed changes include the removal of existing regulations regarding ground rent. Notably, the draft intends to modify Bye-law 6.0 to allow the Commissioner to regularize violations in sanctioned plans when demolition is unfeasible,…