Deccan Herald 05.12.2013
Illegal structures: Nod for bill to extend deadline
The Legislative Assembly on Wednesday approved
an ordinance-replacement bill, which seeks to extend the cut-off date
for regularisation of unauthorised constructions, especially deviations
in building bye-laws and floor area ratio in urban areas, including BBMP
limits.
However, the Karnataka Town and Country
Planning and certain other laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013 does not specify
the new cut-off date. Instead, it empowers the government to fix the
deadline for receiving applications under the proposed scheme. The old
cut-off date was December 3, 2009.
The Bill was first passed in 2007 during the then JD(S)-BJP government. But it could not be implemented due to legal hurdles.
Bhardwaj did not give assent to it. The Governor, however, cleared it
after the Congress came to power. As the cut-off date in the 2009
legislation was December 3, 2009, the government decided to extend it to
a new date.
According
to existing rules, up to 25 per cent violation by residential buildings
will attract a penalty of six per cent of the guidance value of the
property and eight per cent penalty for violations between 25 and 50 per
cent. The Bill is yet to be passed in the Council.