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Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦÎೆ
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO: DPAL 24 SHASANA 2026, BENGALURU, DATED:03.09.2026
The Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2026 ಇದಃౙ 2026ರ
දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 2ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ, ನ
ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 35 ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย (ූಗ IV-A) ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 35 OF 2026
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 3rd day of September, 2026)
THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 2nd day of September, 2026)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act,
1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy seventh year
of the Republic of India as follows, namely:-
1. Short title and Commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the
Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2026
(2) It shall come into force at once.
¨sÁUÀ – 4J
Part – IVA
ಗುರು®ಾರ, 03,
, 2026 (¨sÁzÀæ¥ÀzÀ 12,
, 1948)
BENGALURU, THURSDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER, 2026 ( BHADRAPADA 12, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)
. 793
No. 793
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2. Substitution of section 177.- In the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964
(Karnataka Act 22 of 1964), for section 177, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
“177. Power to declare any street as public street.- (1) If a private street
including the drains are in such a poor condition that endangers public safety and
health, the Commissioner or Chief officer may, with respect to a private street, on
his own accord or upon a request by the owners of the said private street or the
owners of the buildings and lands fronting or abutting on such a street, inform
his intention to declare the said private street or part thereof, a public street, by
a public notice and notice to such owners. Thereupon, such owners or anyone
else interested, may give objections, if any, against the said intention within one
month of the date of service of such the public notice by affixture. Upon
considering the objections if any, the Commissioner or Chief Officer may declare
such street or part the street to be a public street:
Provided that, in case the private street falls in more than one Municipality
then the concerned Commissioners or Chief Officers shall issue the notice and
thereupon declare the street or part thereof as a public street in respect to his
jurisdiction.
Provided further that, the private street to be declared as public street shall
have connectivity from the public road or public street.
(2) Where, a street or part of such street which was shown by the erstwhile
land owner as road in the registered deed of transfer or conveyance made by the
land owner and based upon which the abutting building sites were carved out by
the land owner, who has obtained the benefit of such road or street by making the
sale or transfer of abutting building sites and such a road is declared as public
street under sub-section (1), the land owner, shall not be eligible for any type of
compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013)
or any other law, including Development Rights Certificate under section 14-B of
the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963).
Explanation I: “Erstwhile land owner” means the person in whose name
the agriculture or converted or relevant land stood at the time of sale or transfer
or conveyance of the sites and includes all those persons claiming under or
through him.
Explanation II: “Public street” means any street, road, square, court, alley,
passage or riding path over which the public have a right of way maintained by
the Municipal Council or Government or by any public authority, whether a
thorough fare or not and includes,-
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(a) the roadway over any public bridge or causeway;
(b) the footway attached to any such street public bridge or causeway; and
(c) the drains attached to any such street, public bridge or causeway and
the land, whether covered or not by any pavement verandah or other
structure which lies on either side of the roadway up to the boundaries
of the adjacent property, whether that property is private property or a
property belonging to the Government or the Municipal Council.”
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
G. Sridhar
Secretary to Government
Department of Parliamentary Affairs
and Legislation
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 24 ๎ಸನ 2026, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ: 03.09.2026
ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022 (2023 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ
13)
ರ
ಪಕರಣ
6ರലಯย
ฃಜඩಲคಂದ
ಅඌಂತತัದ
the
Karnataka
Municipalities
(Amendment)
Act,
2026
(Karnataka
Act
35
of
2026)ನ
ූಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಕನ౬ಡ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃ (ූಗ
IV-A)ರย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2026 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 35
(2026ರ දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 3ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ ಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย
෮ದฤ ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ෨ඛ౺ඩยഔಗಳ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026
(2026ರ දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 2ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲคಂದ ಅඝಮൟಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ෨ඛ౺ඩยഔಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1964 (1964ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ
22)ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.
ಇย ಇඝ౬ ෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ෨ඛ౺ඩยഔಗಳ
ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1964 (1964ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 22)ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ:
ಇൿ ූರತ ಗಣฃಜದ ಎಪ౭౨ೕಳඡ ವಷბದย ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เඋನ
ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ
෨ඛ౺ඩยഔಗಳ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
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(2) ಇൿ ಈ ಁಡศ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. ಪಕರಣ 177ರ ಪൟೕಜච.- ಕකბಟಕ ෨ඛ౺ඩยഔಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1964
(1964ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 22)ರ 177ඡ ಪಕರಣಃౙ ಬದมಜ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬
ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“177.
෴โඃ
ೕൽಯඝ౬
ವბಜඛಕ
ೕൽಯක౬ಜ
ಳೕವ
ಅඌ౽ರ.- (1) ಚฏല คඈ ෴โඃ ಌಸಜ ೕൽ ವბಜඛಕರ ರౘ ಮൡ౨
ಆฌೕಗಃౙ ಅඩಯ฿ಞ๋ಥ ౩ൟಯยದ౪ฉ ಕ෦ೕಷನฑ ಅಥ฿ ೕෆ ಆඹೕಸฑ ಆ
ಌಸಜ ೕൽಡ ීඌඈ ൞ඡ ಸ౷൫ ಅಥ฿ ಸದค ಌಸಜ ೕൽಯ ยೕಕರ ಅಥ฿
ಅಂಥ ೕൽಯ ෨ಂූಗದยฆವ ಅಥ฿ ຄಂൽಆಂലฆವ ಕಟౣಡದ ಅಥ฿
ේ෦ಗಳ ยೕಕರ ಆೕคಃಯ ෬ฉಡ ವბಜඛಕ ඣೕഔೕ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ยೕಕคಡ
ඣೕഔ ඛೕഴವ ෩ಲಕ ಸದค ಌಸಜ ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ූಗವඝ౬ ವბಜඛಕ
ೕൽಯක౬ಜ ಳೕವ ಅದರ ಉං౪ೕಶವඝ౬ ൟัಸತಕౙൿ౪. ಆඦತರ, ಅಂಥ ยೕಕฆ
ಅಥ฿
෴ช
൞ಸ౾౨ಳ
ವ౾౨
ಸದค
ಉං౪ೕಶದ
เฆದ౫
෴โඃ
ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗืකದฆ ಇದ౪ฉ ಅಂಥ ವბಜඛಕ ඣೕഔ ೦ค ലದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ
ಒಂൿ
ൟಂಗಳ
ಒಳಡ
ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗಳඝ౬
ಸยಸಬൿ.
ಕ෦ೕಷನฑ
ಅಥ฿
ೕෆ ಆඹೕಸฑ ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗืකದฆ ಇದ౪ฉ, ಅโಗಳඝ౬ ಪค๏ೕยದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಅಂಥ
ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ූಗವඝ౬ ವბಜඛಕ ೕൽ ಎಂ්ർಜ ಳೕಸಬൿ:
ಪฏൡ,
ಌಸಜ
ೕൽ
ಒಂದ౾ౙಂತ
ກನ
෨ඛ౺ඩยഔಯย
ಬฆವ
ದಭბದย, ීಧಪಟౣ ಕ෦ೕಷನฑ ಅಥ฿ ೕෆ ಆඹೕಸฑ ඣೕഔ ඛೕಡತಕౙൿ౪
ಮൡ౨ ಆඦತರ ತನ౬ ಅඌ౽ರ ฿ඪ౨ಡ ීඌඈ ಆ ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ූಗವඝ౬
ವბಜඛಕ ೕൽ ಎಂ්ർಜ ಳೕಸತಕౙൿ౪:
ಮൡ౨ ಪฏൡ, ವბಜඛಕ ೕൽಂൿ ಳೕವ ಌಸಜ ೕൽ ವბಜඛಕ
ರ౨ ಅಥ฿ ವბಜඛಕ ೕൽಂದ ಪಕბ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅಂಥ ೕൽಯ ූಗವඝ౬ ಂൽನ ේ ยೕಕඝ ವಛბವൕ
ಅಥ฿ ಹ౨ಂತರಣದ ඣೕಂർತ ಕಯಪತದย ರ౨ಯක౬ಜ ൧ೕคದ౪ย ಮൡ౨
ಅದක౬ಧค
ಕಟౣಡದ
ඛๆಶನಃౙ
ຄಂൽಆಂലฆ๋
ේ
ยೕಕඝ
ຄಂൽಆಂലฆವ ಕಟౣಡ ඛๆಶನಗಳඝ౬ ฃಟ ಅಥ฿ ವಛბವൕ ഴವ ෩ಲಕ
ಅಂಥ ರ౨ ಅಥ฿ ೕൽಯ ಪೕಜನವඝ౬ ಪഷൿಆಂലฆವย ಮൡ౨ (1)ඡ ಉಪ
ಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ಅಂಥ ರ౨ಯඝ౬ ವბಜඛಕ ೕൽ෴ಜ ಳೕฆವย, ේ
ยೕಕඝ ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1963ರ
ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 11)ರ 14 ಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉ ಅไൽ౫ ಹಀౙಗಳ ಪಣಪತ
คඈ, ේ౷ඌೕನ ಪ౾ಯย ඩರದಶბಕ ಮൡ౨ කೕ೧ತ ಪคರ, ඬನฑ
ವಸൟ ಮൡ౨ ඬನฑ ವವ౩ ಹಀౙ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2013(2013ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 30) ಅಥ฿
෴โඃ ಇತฉ ౽ඞඛನ ಅലಯย ෴โඃ คೕൟಯ ಪคರಃౙ ಅಹბකಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
เವರൕ I: "ಂൽನ ේ ยೕಕฆ" ಎಂದฉ, ඛๆಶನಗಳඝ౬ ฃಟ ഴವ
ಸಮಯದย ෴ವ ವ౾౨ಯ ກಸคನย ಂ ಅಥ฿ ಪคವൟბತ ේ෦ ಇ൧౨ೕ ಆ ವ౾౨
ಮൡ౨ ಆತನ ෬ฉಡ ಅಥ฿ ෩ಲಕ ಃೕ෨ ഴವ ಎಲ ವ౾౨ಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆತ౨ං.
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เವರൕ II: "ವბಜඛಕ ೕൽ" ಎಂದฉ, ෨ඛ౺ಪฯ ಈඛ౺ฯ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౽ბರ
ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ವბಜඛಕ ඩඌ౽ರಗำ ඛವბವ ർคಯ ಹಕౙඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ
෴โඃ ೕൽ, ರ౨, ಕ, ಅಂಗಳ, ಓ, ൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅൿ ກർ౪ค෴ಜರย ಅಥ฿
ಇಲൽರย ಸ฿ค ಗბ ಮൡ౨ ಈ ಃಳಜನโಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലං:-
(ಎ) ෴โඃ ವბಜඛಕ ൡๅ ಅಥ฿ ಒഴർค ෬ยನ ರ౨;
() ෴โඃ ಅಂತಹ ೕൽ ವბಜඛಕ ൡๅ ಅಥ฿ ಒഴർคಡ ೯ೕലಸมದ
ඩದೈค ಗბ; ಮൡ౨
() ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ರ౨, ವბಜඛಕ ൡๅ ಅಥ฿ ಒഴർค ಮൡ౨ ේ෦ಡ
ຄಂൽಆಂലฆವ ಚฏലಗำ, ಅಕౙಪಕౙದ ಸ౷ൡ౨ಗಳ ಗലಗಳವฉಡ ರ౨ಯ ಎರവ
ಬൽಯยฆವ
෴โඃ
ඩದೈค
ವฃಂറ
ಅಥ฿
ಇತರ
ඛბಣಗัಂದ
ಆไತ฿ಜರยೕ ಅಥ฿ ಇಲൽರยೕ, ಆ ಸ౷ൡ౨ ಌಸಜ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౽ბರං౪ೕ ಅಥ฿ ಅൿ
෨ඛ౺ಪฯ ಈඛ౺ฯಡ คർ౪ಜರย.”
The above translation of the Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) Act,
2026 (Karnataka Act 35 of 2026) shall be an authoritative text in Kannada language
under section 6 of the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, 2022
(Karnataka Act No. 13 of 2023).
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ಕකბಟಕದ ฃಜඩಲฆ
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜඩಲರ ಆ೦ౢඝರ ಮൡ౨
ಅವರ ກಸคನย,
(೧. ๏ೕಧฑ)
ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨
๎ಸನ ರಚච ಇมಒ.
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