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DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO: DPAL 20 SHASANA 2026, BENGALURU, DATED: 07.09.2026
The Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2026 ಇದಃౙ
2026ರ දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 7ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ౪,
ನ ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 43 ಎಂ්ർಜ
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย (ූಗ IV-A) ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ
ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 43 OF 2026
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 7th day of September, 2026)
THE KARNATAKA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 7th day of September, 2026)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act,
1961.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Town and Country
Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) 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:
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka
Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
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BENGALURU, MONDAY, 07 SEPTEMBER, 2026 ( BHADRAPADA 16, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)
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No. 911
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2. Insertion of new section 18-C.- In the Karnataka Town and Country
Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963), after section 18-B, the following
new section shall be inserted, with effect from 22nd day of November, 2019,
namely:-
“18-C. Levy of penalty for layouts where the development of layouts
is not completed.- (1) In case of layouts approved from 2005 onwards and
prior to the date of commencement of the Karnataka Town and Country
Planning (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Karnataka Act 38 of 2015), wherever the
development works have not been completed, the Planning authority shall
grant final layout approval and release the remaining sites after levying a
penalty of three percent (3%) of the guidance value of the plots in the layout
which are to be released by the Planning authority for each annual period from
the date of commencement of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning
(Amendment) Act, 2026, for completion of development works.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgement, decree
or order of any court, tribunal or other authority to the contrary, anything
done or any action taken or purporting to have been done or taken including
any notices or orders issued and all proceedings held for the levy, assessment
and collection of any penalty from any person for release of sites in the
layouts approved by the planning authorities prior to the date
commencement of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Amendment)
Act, 2015 (Karnataka Act 38 of 2015) shall deemed to be valid and effective
as if such levy, assessment and collection of penalty has been made, taken
or done under the Principal Act, as amended by the Karnataka Town and
Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2026 and accordingly,-
(a) all acts, proceedings or things done or taken by the planning
authority or any of its officer in connection with the levy assessment
or collection of such penalty for all purposes be deemed to be and to
have always been done or taken in accordance with law;
(b) no suit or other proceedings shall be maintained or continued in any
court or tribunal or before any authority for the refund of any such
penalty; and
(c) no court shall enforce any decree or order to direct the refund of any
such penalty.”
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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ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 20 ๎ಸನ 2026, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ: 07.09.2026
ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022 (2023 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ
13) ರ ಪಕರಣ 6ರലಯย ฃಜඩಲคಂದ ಅඌಂತತัದ the Karnataka Town and
Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Karnataka Act 43 of 2026)ನ
ූಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಕನ౬ಡ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃ (ූಗ
IV-A)ರย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2026 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 43
(2026ರ දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 7ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ ಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย ෮ದฤ
ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026
(2026ರ දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 7ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲคಂದ ಅඝಮൟಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ
ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.
ಇย ಇඝ౬ ෨ಂං ಉഴ ಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ, ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨
ಛಂತರ ೕಜච ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1963ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 11)ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ
ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ, ූರತ ಗಣฃಜದ ಎಪ౭౨ೕಳඡ ವಷბದย ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เඋನಡಲದ
෩ಲಕ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ
ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ, ಈ ಁಡศ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. ຄಸ ಪಕರಣ 18 ಪბഷ.- ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච
ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1963ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 11)ರ 18 ಪಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ
෨ಂൽನ ຄಸ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ 2019ರ ನๅಂಬฑ 22ඡ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ೦คಡ ಬฆ๋
คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“18-.
ಬറವൕಗಳ
ಅไൽ౫
තಣბತಳൽฆವ
ಬറವൕಗัಡ
ඈಡವඝ౬ เඌโൿ.- (1) 2005ರ ඦತರದย ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨
ಛಂತರ ೕಜච (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2015 (2015ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 38)ರ
ඩฏಭದ ൽකಂಕಃౙ ෮ದฤ ಅඝ෮ೕದචತಂಡ ಬറವൕಗಳ ದಭბದย,
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ಅไൽ౫
౽ಮಛคಗำ
තಣბತಳൽฆವ
ಕഷಗಳย,
ೕಜක
ඩඌ౽ರโ
ಬറವൕಯยನ
ඛๆಶನಗಳ
ಗბ
ಲದ
๕ಕറ
෩ರರౣ
(3%)
ඈಡವඝ౬ เඌದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಅไൽ౫ ౽ಮಛคಗಳඝ౬ තಣბತัฆโದ౽ౙಜ
ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026ರ ඩฏಭದ
ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಪൟ ฿ბಕ ಅವඌಛಜ ೕಜක ඩඌ౽ರโ ഴಗഷತัಸ౽ದ
ಅಂൟಮ ಬറವൕ ಅඝ෮ೕದචಯඝ౬ ೪ฆ
ಡತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಉัಃ
ඛๆಶನಗಳඝ౬ ഴಗഷತัಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛಂತರ ೕಜච (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2015
(2015ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 38) ඩฏಭದ ൽකಂಕಃౙ ෮ದฤ ೕಜක
ඩඌ౽ರಗำ ಅඝ෮ೕൽದ ಬറವൕಗಳยನ ඛๆಶನಗಳ ഴಗഷಛಜ ෴ช
ವ౾౨ಂದ, ෴โඃ ඈಡದ เඌเಃ, ಲඛಣბಯ ಮൡ౨ ಗಹൕಛಜ
ຄರലಸมದ ඣೕഔೕಗำ ಅಥ฿ ಆඃಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಎม ವವಹರൕಗಳඝ౬
ಒಳತಂഽ, ෴โඃ ක෴ಲಯ, ක෴ඌಕರಣ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ඩඌ౽ರದ
෴โඃ ൟೕඬბ, ല౾ ಅಥ฿ ಆඃಶದย ವൟคಕ౨฿ಜ ಏඡ ಒಳತಂലದ౪ง,
ಡมದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბ ಅಥ฿ ಅತಳมದ ෴โඃ ಕಮ ಅಥ฿ ಡมಜං
ಅಥ฿ ಅತಳมಜංಂൿ ൞ತ౭ಯბ฿ಞವ ಏನක౬ದง ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨
ಛಂತರ ೕಜච (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026ರ ෩ಲಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല෴ඈ, ෩ಲ
ಅඌඛಯಮದല ಅಂಥ ඈಡವඝ౬ เඌಸฤ, ಲඛಣბಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ಗಹൕ
ಡฤ ಕಮ ಅತಂലದ౪ฉ ಅಥ฿ ಡൿಆಂലದ౪ฉ ຂತೕ ಡ ಂඎ฿ಜං ಮൡ౨
ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜං ಎಂ්ർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ ಅದರನ౷ಯ฿ಜ,-
(ಎ) ಎม ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಅಂಥ ඈಡದ เඌเಃ, ಲඛಣბಯ ಅಥ฿
ಗಹൕಡ ීඌඈ ೕಜක ඩඌ౽ರ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ෴ช ಅඌ౽ค
ലದ ಅಥ฿ ಅತಂಡ ಎม ౽ಯბಗำ, ವವಹರൕಗำ ಅಥ฿ เಷಯಗಳඝ౬
౽ඞඛನ ಪ౽ರ ಡมಜංಂൿ ಮൡ౨ ෴฿ಗล ಡ ಡมಜං ಅಥ฿
ಅತಳมಜං ಎಂ්ർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪;
() ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ඈಡದ ಮฆඩವൟಛಜ ෴โඃ ක෴ಲಯ ಅಥ฿
ක෴ඌಕರಣ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ඩඌ౽ರದ ෨ಂං ෴โඃ ർๅ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ
ವವಹರൕಗಳඝ౬ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ ಅಥ฿ ෨ಂൿವฉಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ; ಮൡ౨
() ෴โඃ ක෴ಲಯโ ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ඈಡದ ಮฆඩವൟ ඛඃბಶನದ
෴โඃ ല౾ ಅಥ฿ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ೦คತัಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ”.
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The above translation of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning
(Amendment) Act, 2026 (Karnataka Act 43 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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