State Act

THE KARNATAKA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1961

73. Offences and penalties.- Whoever,- (a) does any work in contravention of the provisions of section 14; 1[(b) xxx]1 (c) contravenes the conditions of the commencement certificate granted under sub-section (1) of section 15, 1[xxx]1, or of the sanction granted under sub-section (2) of section 17; (d) does any work in spite of refusal to grant a commencement certificate under sub-section (1) of section 15 1[xxx]1 or of the sanction under sub-section (2) of section 17; 1[(d-1) obstructs the entry of any person upon any land under 2[sections 11 or 27]2 or prevents such person from doing anything in accordance with the said section;]1 (e) does any work in contravention of clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (1) of section 35; 2[shall, on conviction, be punished with penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees]2 and the Court shall, in such order of conviction, direct that if such contravention continues after the date of the order of conviction, a fine not exceeding 1[two hundred and fifty rupees]1 per day for the period from which the contravention continued shall be recovered from the person so convicted: Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, the fine shall not be less than 1[five hundred rupees]1 and in the case of a continuing contravention of the provisions, the fine shall not be less than 1[twenty five rupees]1 per day. 1[(f) Every Engineer or Architect registered with a Local Body and responsible for the preparation, certification, submission, or development of building or layout plans under sections 15 and 17 of the Act shall inform the respective owner or developer of the obligation to carry out development or construction strictly in accordance with provisions of the Act and the sanctioned plans. If any owner or developer, after obtaining such approval, undertakes development or construction in violation of the sanctioned plans, the concerned registered Engineer or Architect shall be liable to a penalty of two lakh rupees. In the event of repeated violations, appropriate proceedings shall be initiated for the cancellation of the registration or license of such Engineer or Architect.]1