State Act
Section 232. Right to receive compensation owing to any defect in public street.
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This Act was repealed on 15 May 2025 by the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025), s.361(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
232. Right to receive compensation owing to any defect in public street.- (1) When a person dies as a result of an accident which occurred due to a defect on a public street, whether such person was commuting by motor vehicle or any vehicle or was a pedestrian on a public street, his immediate family or dependents shall have the right, jointly and severally, to claim compensation from the Corporation. . (2) Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an accident which occurred due to a defect on a public street, while commuting by motor vehicle or any vehicle, or as a pedestrian on a public street shall have the right to claim compensation from the Corporation. (3) The procedure for determination and payment of compensation shall be done in accordance with rules or bylaws prescribed thereunder.