Curation Team
BENGALURU: The state govt has decided to regularise all existing B khata buildings and multi-storey apartment complexes in Bengaluru, provided they were constructed on unauthorised layouts, lands, or sites and registered in the BBMP records before Sept 30, 2024. However, vacant plots with B khata status have been explicitly excluded from this regularisation drive.
The decision, approved by the cabinet on July 17 following a recommendation from the urban development department (UDD), aims to strike a balance, providing legal relief to lakhs of homeowners while maintaining a hard line on unapproved land developments.
According to UDD, vacant lands that were converted under Section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, but lack approvals under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning (KTCP) Act, 1961, will not be eligible for even a B khata. “In all such cases, the owner shall obtain relevant approvals under the KTCP Act, and thereafter may be issued an A khata from BBMP,” the department stated in its note.
It also clarified that no khata—neither A nor B—would be issued for such vacant lands unless they meet planning norms under the KTCP Act and the Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG) Act. “The landowner has the opportunity to obtain an A khata after duly complying with the provisions of the KTCP Act and the GBG Act,” the note added.
While denying regularisation to vacant plots, the govt has offered conditional relief to individual buyers who purchased plots carved out of unauthorised subdivisions. These buyers will be eligible for a khata only if the sale was done through a registered deed on or before Sept 30, 2024, and the site either has direct access to a public road or layout approval as a single plot.
For undivided lands bearing a revenue survey number or hissa number and not converted under Section 95 of the KLR Act, the govt has stated that a khata may be issued only if the land is converted to non-agricultural use, the owner ensures road access, and layout or single plot approval is secured under the KTCP Act.
The move is expected to impact over 6 lakh B khata properties across Bengaluru, many of which have long remained in legal ambiguity amid rapid urban expansion.
When clarity was sought, BBMP administrator Tushar Girinath and special commissioner for revenue Munish Moudgil did not respond to queries from TOI.
