State Act
Section 158. Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of the Chief Commissioner.
THE BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE ACT, 2020
This Act was repealed on 15 May 2025 by the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025), s.361(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
158. Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of the Chief Commissioner.- (1) No advertisement shall, after the levy of the fee under section 157 has been determined upon by the corporation, be erected, exhibited, fixed or retained upon or over any land, building, wall, hoarding or structure within the city or shall be displayed in any manner whatsoever in any place without the written permission of the Chief Commissioner. (2) The Chief Commissioner shall not grant such permission if,- (i) the advertisement contravenes any bye-law made by the corporation; or (ii) the fee, if any, due in respect of the advertisement has not been paid. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), in the case of an advertisement liable to the advertisement fee, the Chief Commissioner shall grant permission for the period to which the payment of the fee relates and no fee shall be charged in respect of such permission: Provided that, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any advertisement erected, exhibited, fixed or retained on the premises of a railway relating to the business of a railway.