State Act

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This Act was repealed on 15 May 2025 by the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025), s.361(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

4. Establishment of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.- (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, a Corporation to be called Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. (2) The Governor having regard to,- (a) population of any area within the reasonable proximity of Bengaluru; (b) the density of population of such area; (c) the revenue generated by existing local administration of such area; (d) the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities in such area; (e) the economic importance of such area; (f) special development plan, trade, transport; and (g) such other factors as may be prescribed or required to be considered from time to time include such areas to be within or exclude such areas from the jurisdiction of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike by notification in the Official Gazette. (3) No such notification shall be issued unless a draft thereof is,- (a) published in the official Gazette for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby inviting objections and suggestions within one month from the date of publication; and (b) referred to the corporation for expressing its views thereon within the period specified in clause (a). (4) Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, when a local area is excluded from the larger urban area. (i) the rights and liabilities of the corporation in such area shall vest in Government; and (ii) Government shall, after consulting the corporation, determine what portion of the corporation fund and other property of the corporation shall vest in Government for the benefit of the inhabitants of such local area and how the liabilities of the corporation shall be apportioned between the corporation and Government. (5) When a local area is included in the larger urban area , the provisions of this Act and all taxes, notifications, rules, bye-laws, orders, directions and powers, levied, issued, made or conferred under this Act or any other law applicable to the larger urban area shall apply to the said area from the date of inclusion of such area within the larger urban area. (6) The Corporation shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and may by the said name sue and be sued.