(1)

Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦΐೆ

๸ಸൽೕಯ ವ౲ವ๻ರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ೉฿ಲಯ

ಅඌ๰ಚච

๸ಒ౲: ๸ವ౲๎ಇ 42 ๎ಸನ 2021, ෍ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ: 22.10.20201

ಕකბಟಕ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ (๸ರౘൕ) เඒಯಕ, 2021 ಇದಃౙ 2021 ರ ಅಆౣೕಬฑ

ൟಂಗಳ 19ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ౪, ๬෥ನ౲ ൟำವัಃಛಜ

ಇದඝ౬ 2021ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲:42 ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ

๸೉ಃಯย౵ (ූಗ IV) ಪ౳ಕഔಸ෎ಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං.

2021 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲:42

(2021 ರ ಅಆౣೕಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 22ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ๸೉ಃಯย౵ ෮ದฤ ಪ౳ಕಟ฿ಜං)

ಕකბಟಕ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ (๸ರౘൕ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2021

(2021 ರ ಅಆౣೕಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 19ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ౲ ඩಲคಂದ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)

๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ฆವ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ ๸ರౘൕಡ ಉಪීಧ ಕย౭ಸฤ

ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.

๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ನ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ ๸ರౘൕಛಜ ಮൡ౨ ಅದಃౙ ๸ීඌ๭ದ

ಅಥ฿

ಅದಃౙ

ඩ౳๸ಜಕ฿ದ

เಷಯಗัಛಜ

ಉಪීಧ

ಕย౭๯โൿ

เ๼ತ฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ಇൿ,

ූರತ

ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ

ಎಪ౭൤౨ರಡඡ

ವಷბದย౵

ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲

เඋನ෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ උ෦ბಕ

ಕಟౣಡಗಳ (๸ರౘൕ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2021 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ ಈ ಁಡศ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪคූ๣ಗำ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ๸ದಭბโ ಅನ౲൭ ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ದ

ຄರൡ,-

¨sÁUÀ – 4 ಎ

Part – IV A

, 22

, 2021 (

, 30,

, ೧೯೪3)

BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 22, OCTOBER, 2021 (ASHWAYUJA , 30, SHAKAVARSHA, 1943)

. 842

No. 842

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(ಎ) “ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರಗำ” ಎಂದฉ, ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ๸ීಧಪಟౣ ౽ඞඛನ

෩ಲಕ ರ೉๭ದ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ಸ౷฀ ಆಡัತ ಮൡ౨ ಸ౽ბค ಒഷತನದ, ಸ౽ბರโ

ඛವბ๼๯ವ ಅಥ฿ ඛ฀ൟ౳๯ವ ಎม౵ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕ ಅಥ฿ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕವಲ౵ದ

෱ಡัಗำ, ඛಗಮಗำ, ಉಪඛಗำ, ಸ෦ൟ, ಇ൞౲ൽಗำ ಒಳತำ౶ತ౨ๅ;

(෈) “๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳ” ಎಂದฉ, ಸ౽ბರಃౙ ๳คದ ಸ౩ಳ ಮൡ౨ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರ,

ಸ౽ბค ಉಪඛ ಅಥ฿ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರದ ෱ಡั ಅಥ฿ ඛಗಮ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ

๎ಸකತ౱ಕ ಅಥ฿ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕವಲ౵ದ ๸๲౩ಗัಡ ๳คฆವ ෴โඃ ಆವರಣಗำ

ಒಳತำ౶ತ౨ๅ; ಮൡ౨

(๭) “උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡ” ಎಂದฉ, ౽ඞඛನ ಅඌ౽ರเಲ౵ං ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵

ඛ෦ბಸมದ

ඃವ๬౩ನ,

ಚೋბ,

ಮ๭ೕൽ,

ಞฆർ౷ರ,

ිದ౫

เ๻ರ,

ಮಜฑ,

ಇ൞౲ൽಗ฼ಥ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡ.

3. උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ ๸ರౘൕ.- ತ൞ౙಲದย౵ ೦คಯย౵ฆವ ෴โඃ

౽ඞඛನย౵ ಏඡ ಅಡಕ฿ಜದ౪ง ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ක౲෴ಲಯ, ක౲෴ඌಕರಣ

ಅಥ฿ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರದ ෴โඃ ൟೕඬბ, ല౾౳ ಅಥ฿ ಆඃಶ ಏඡ ಇದ౪ง, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ඩ౳ฏಭದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರലಯย౵ ರ೉๭ದ ඛಯಮಗಳ

ಉಪීಧಗัಡ ಒಳಪഖౣ, ಸ౽ბರโ ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ർඈಥ คೕൟಯย౵ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ

ಷರൡ౨ಗัಡ ಒಳಪഖౣ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮ ඩ౳ฏಭದ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಅ๭౨ತ౷ದย౵ฆವ

උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳඝ౬ ๸ರ౾౹ಸತಕౙൿ౪:

ಪฏൡ, ಅโಗಳඝ౬ ൤ರเಡ ๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤ ෴โඃ ಪ౳ಕರಣโ ෴โඃ

ක౲෴ಲಯದย౵ ಇತ౲ಥბದย౵ದ౪ฉ ಮൡ౨ ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ಇತರ ಸඛ౬ๆಶಗಳย౵

෴โඃ ๸ರౘൕಯඝ౬ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

4. ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳಗಳย౵ನ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗำ.- ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರ ಅಥ฿

෴โඃ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ ಭเಷ౲ದย౵ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳಗಳย౵ ෴โඃ උ෦ბಕ

ಕಟౣಡವඝ౬ ඛ෦ბಸฤ ๰ಕ౨ ಪರ฿ನಜ෵ಲ౵ං ಅವ౽ಶವඝ౬ ඛೕಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

5. උ෦ბಕ ౽ಯბಚഖವഔಃಗัಡ ಅವ౽ಶ ඛೕഴโൿ.- ೧ม౵ಡัತโ,

งല, ౽ඞඝ, ค฿೧ಡ ಮൡ౨ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ౽ಲ ౽ಲಃౙ เඌಸಬ๾ർඈಥ

෴โඃ ಇತರ ಷರൡ౨ಗัಡ ಒಳಪഖౣ ಅಂಥ ๸ರ౾౹ತ ಕಟౣಡಗಳย౵ ෴โඃ උ෦ბಕ

౽ಯბಚഖವഔಃಗಳඝ౬ ನഷಸฤ ಅವ౽ಶ ඛೕಡಬ๾ൿ.

6. ಅತಂಡ ಕ౳ಮಃౙ เක෵ൟ.-ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರ ಅಥ฿ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರದ ෴ช

ಅඌ౽ค ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ඥಕರฆ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರല ರ೉๭ದ

ඛಯಮಗಳ ಅലಯย౵ ෥ലದ ಅಥ฿ ෥ಡฤ ಉං౪ೕ๏๭ದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბ౽ౙಜ

ಅವರ เฆದ౫ ෴โඃ ౽ඞඝ ವ౲ವಹರൕಯඝ౬ ๿ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

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7. ඛಯಮಗಳ ರಚකඌ౽ರ.- (1) ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ, ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ ಪತ౳ದย౵

ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ, තವბಪ౳ಕಟൕಯ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬

ಈസคಸฤ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉ಸಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ರ೉๭ದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ඛಯಮವඝ౬, ಅದඝ౬

ರ೉๭ದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗච, ฃಜ౲ เඋನ෱ಡಲದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං,

ಒಂൿ ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ ಅಥ฿ ಎರഴ ಅಥ฿ ກೋ౞ ඛฏತರ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳย౵

ಅಡಕ฿ಜರಬ๾ർದ

ಒഖౣ

෩ವൡ౨

ൽನಗಳ

ಅವඌಯವฉಡ

ಅൿ

ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ฆ฿ಗ ෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ෬ว ຂัದ ಅඌๆಶನ ಅಥ฿ ඛฏತರ

ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ඛಕಟ ತฆ฿ಯದ ಅඌๆಶನโ ෨౽౨ಯ฿ಞโದಃౙ ෮ದฤ ಉಭಯ

ಸದನಗำ ඛಯಮದย౵ ෴โඃ ෥ඩბഴ ෥ಡฤ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಆ ඛಯಮವඝ౬

ರ೉ಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ๅಂൿ ಉಭಯ ಸದನಗำ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ತದඦತರ ಅಂಥ ඛಯಮโ ๻ಡ

෥ඩბഓದ คೕൟಯย౵ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಗತಕౙൿ౪ ಅಥ฿ ๸ದූბඝ๬ರ฿ಜ

ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵. ಆർಟ౲, ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ ෥ඩბഴ ಅಥ฿ ರದ౫ൟ෷

ಆ ඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ಈ ෮ದฤ ෥ಡมದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბದ ෥ನ౲൤ಡ

෇ಧಕ฿ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

8.

൧ಂದฉಗಳඝ౬

ඛ฿คಸฤ

ಅඌ౽ರ.-

(1)

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ೦คತั๯โದಃౙ ๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤ ෴โඃ ൧ಂದฉ ಉದ౰เ๭ದฉ,

ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ಪ౳ಕഔ๯ವ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ

൧ಂದฉಯඝ౬

ඛ฿ค๯โದ౽ౙಜ

ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ

ಅಥ฿

๰ಕ౨ๅಂൿ

ತನಡ

ಉഴಬರಬ๾ർದ,

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಪීಧಗัಡ

ಅ๸ಗತ฿ಜರದ

ಅಂಥ

ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉ಸಬ๾ൿ:

ಪฏൡ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ඩ౳ฏಭದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಎರഴ ವಷბಗಳ ಅವඌ෷

෨౽౨ಯ฿ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ຄರലಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

(2) ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅലಯย౵ ຄರലಸมದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ಅದඝ౬

ຄರല๭ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗඡ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ෱ಡಲದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಸದನದ

෨ಂං ෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝ๬ರ

ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย౵,

೧.๏౳ೕಧฑ

ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,

๸ಸൽೕಯ ವ౲ವ๻ರಗำ ಮൡ౨

๎ಸನ ರಚච ಇมಒ.

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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

NO.DPAL 42 SHASHANA 2021, BENGALURU, DATED: 22.10.2021

ූರತ ๸เඋನದ ಅඝ೎౟ೕಧ 348ರ ಘಡ (3)ರ ಅലಯย౵ ฃಜ౲ඩಲคಂದ

ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ಕකბಟಕ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ (๸ರౘൕ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2021 (2021ರ

ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 42)ರ ූ๝ಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಆಂಗ౵ ಪಠ౲ๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ๸೉ಃಯย౵ (ූಗ-IV) ಪ౳ಕഔಸ෎ಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං.

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 42 OF 2021

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 22^nd day of

October, 2021)

THE KARNATAKA RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES (PROTECTION) ACT, 2021

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 19^th day of October, 2021)

An Act to provide protection to religious structure on a public place.

Whereas it is expedient to provide protection to religious structure on a

public place and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy Second year

of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the

Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Act, 2021.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.-In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Local Authority” means the local self Government constituted by the

State Government under relevant Laws and includes all the

Government owned, managed or controlled, statutory or non

statutory Boards, Corporations, companies, committee etc;

(b) “Public Place” means a place belonging to the Government and

includes any premises belonging to a Local Authority, a Government

company, or a Board or Corporation or any statutory or non statutory

body of the State Government; and

(c) “Religious structure” means those religious structure such as temple,

church, mosque, Gurudwara, Bodh vihar, Majar etc, constructed on

public place without authority of law.

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3. Protection of religious structures.- Notwithstanding anything contained

in any law for the time being in force or any judgment, decree or order of any court,

tribunal or authority from the date of commencement of this Act, subject to the

provisions of this Act, or the rules made there under the Government shall protect

the religious structures existing on the date of commencement of this Act, in such

manner subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:

Provided that no protection shall be done, if any case relating to their

removal is pending in any court of law and in such other circumstances as may

be prescribed.

4. Religious structures on public places.- No religious structure and

construction shall be allowed by the State Government or any Local Authority

without proper permission in future on a public place.

5. Allowing religious activity.-The District Administration may allow

religious activity in such protected structures subject to custom, Law, usage and

any other conditions as may be laid down by the State Government from time to

time.

6. Exemption of action.- No legal proceeding shall lie against the State

Government or any officer, or other employees of the State Government for anything

which is done or intended to be done under this Act or rules made there under.

7. Power to make rules.- (1) The State Government may, after previous

publication, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the

purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it

is made, before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session for a total

period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more

successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or

the session or sessions immediately following, both Houses agree in making any

modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made,

the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect,

as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be

without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

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8. Power to remove difficulties.- (1) If any difficulty arises, in giving effect

to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in the official

Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as

may appear to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two

years from the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is

made, be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature.

The above translation of ಕකბಟಕ උ෦ბಕ ಕಟౣಡಗಳ (๸ರౘൕ) ಅඌඛಯಮ,

2021 (2021ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 42) be published in the official Gazette under

clause (3) of Article 348 of the constitution of India.

THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT

GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

By Order and in the name of

the Governor of Karnataka,

G.SRIDHAR

Secretary to Government

Department of Parliamentary

Affairs and Legislation

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