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Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976

This Act is applicable to urban areas with a population of more that 3 lakh. (Bengaluru) Section 295 empowers the Corporation to regulate and restrict the use of sites for constructing buildings. Section 303 specifies the ground when approval can be refused. Sub-section (1)(a) states that the can be refused…...

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Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964

This Act is applicable to urban areas with a population of less than 3 lakh.Section 179 and 181 of the Act, applies to all buildings irrespective of them being commercial or residential. Section 187 of the Act mentions the circumstances in which constructions may not be permitted. Sub-section 3(d) (i)…...

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74th Amendment Act 1992

Enacted in 1992, the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, and also known as Nagarpalika Act, the legislation came into force on June 1, 1993 and was aimed at supplementing the inadequate Constitutional provision for Local Self Government. Read more...

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Karnataka Municipal Corporation Amendment Act 2013

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 2013 to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the establishment of Municipal Corporations in the State of Karnataka. There are 10 City Corporations (CCs) other than Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), City Municipal Councils (CMCs), Town Municipal Councils (TMCs), Town Panchayats (TPs) and Notified…...

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Ward Committee Rules 2018

Ward committees are the citizen committees at the hyperlocal level meant to decide the functioning of a ward. They have been mandated by Nagarapalika Act, or 74th constitutional amendment, to ensure citizens’ participation in decision-making. Read more...

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The Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999

An Act to provide for ensuring transparency in public procurement of goods and services by streamlining the procedure in inviting, processing and acceptance of tenders by Procurement Entities, and for matters related thereto. Read more...

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