..... Section 59 - Jurisdiction of courts No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishable under this Act. Section 60 - Sanction of prosecution No prosecution for any offence punishable under this Act shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of the Authority. Section 61 - Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder. Section 62 - Power to delegate The Authority may, by notification direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act except the power to make regulations may also be exercised by the Commissioner or such whole time member or officer of the Authority as may be specified in the notification, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified therein. Section 63 - Revision (1) The Government may call for the records of any proceedings of the Authority or any officer subordinate to the Authority for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any order or.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....17 - Procedure on completion of scheme (1) When a development scheme has been prepared, the Authority shall draw up a notification stating the fact of a scheme having been made and the limits of the area comprised therein, and naming a place where particulars of the scheme, a map of the area comprised therein, a statement specifying the land which is proposed to be acquired and of the land in regard to which a betterment tax may be levied may be seen at all reasonable hours. (2) A copy of the said notification shall be sent to the local authority, which shall, within thirty days from the date of receipt thereof, forward to the Authority for transmission to the Government as hereinafter provided, any representation which the local authority may think fit to make with regard to the scheme. (3) The Authority shall also cause a copy of the said notification to be published in two consecutive issues of a local newspaper having wide circulation in the area and affixed in some conspicuous part of its own office, the Deputy Commissioner's office, the office of the local authority and in such other places as the Authority may consider necessary. (4) If no representation is.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....means a Municipal Corporation established under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 ; (v) "Municipal Council" means a City or Town Municipal Council established under the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 ; (vi) "political party" in relation to a councilor or member means a political party recognised by the Election Commission of India as a National party or a State party in the State of Karnataka under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, and to which he belongs for the purpose of sub--section (1) of section 3. 2[(vii)" Town Panchayat" means a Town Panchayat established under the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.] _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 13 of 1995 w.e.f. 3.5.1995. 2. Inserted by Act 13 of 1995 w.e.f. 3.5.1995.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section..... 1. Act has come into force by notification on different dates in different urban areas. Text of the notifications are at the end of the Act. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Authority" means the Urban Development Authority constituted under section 3 ; (b) "amenity" includes road, street, lighting, drainage, public works and such other conveniences as the Government may, by notification, specify to be an amenity for the purposes of this Act ; (c) "betterment tax" means the tax payable under sections 20 and 21 in respect of an increase in the value of land resulting from the execution of a development scheme, (d) "building" includes any structure or erection or part of a structure or erection which is intended to be used for residential, industrial, commercial or other purposes, whether in actual use or not ; (e) "building operations" includes rebuilding operations, structural alterations or additions to buildings and other operations normally undertaken in connection with the construction of buildings ; (f) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the Authority under this Act; (g) "Chairman" means the.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....claims by or against it The Authority may compound or compromise any claim or demand arising out of any contract entered into by it under this Act or any action or suit instituted by or against it for such sum of money or other compensation as it shall deem sufficient : Provided that no such claim or demand exceeding fifty thousand rupees shall be compounded or compromised except with the previous approval of the Government. Section 12 - Appointment of Commissioner (1) The Government shall appoint an officer, not below the rank of Group 'A' officer to be the Commissioner for the Authority. (2) The Commissioner shall receive such monthly salary and other allowances as the Government may, from time to time determine. (3) The Government may, from time to time grant leave of absence for such period as it thinks fit to the Commissioner. A copy of every order granting such leave shall be communicated to the Chairman. Section 13 - Powers and duties of the Commissioner (1) The Commissioner shall be the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the Authority. (2) The Commissioner shall, in addition to performing such functions as are conferred on him by or under.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succussion and common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property both movable and immovable and to contract and shall by the said name sue or be sued. (3) The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely :- (a) the Chairman ; (b) a town planner who shall be an officer of the Department of Town Planning not below the rank of an Assistant Director of Town Planning; (c) an engineer who shall be an officer of the Karnataka Engineering Service not below the rank of an Executive Engineer ; (d) members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing a part or 1 [whole of the urban area and members of the Karnataka Legislative Council who are the permanent residents of the urban area concerned]; (e) a representative of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board ; (f) a representative of the Karnataka Electricity Board ; (g) Commissioner of the Corporation or Municipal Commissioner or Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Ex-officio ; (h) Deputy Commissioner of the District, Ex-officio; (i) an elected member of the.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionKARNATAKA SUPPLY OF FOREST PRODUCE BY GOVERNMENT (REVISION OF AGREEMENTS) ACT, 1987 1 [Act, No. 26 of 1989] [3rd September, 1989] PREAMBLE An Act to confer the Government of Karnataka with powers to revise and cancel certain agreements relating to the supply of forest produce by it and matters relating thereto. WHERE AS it is considered necessary that the State Government should have the powers to revise, alter or cancel, from time to time the terms of certain agreements relating to supply of forest produce to ensure the principles of scientific management of forest based upon the working plan prescriptions, working schemes or sequences revised from time to time and silvicultural requirements and to ensure that the prices paid therefor are fair and no loss of income is caused to the State and also that it should have the powers to cancel agreements with a view to protect and maintain ecological balances and to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and the wildlife in the State of Karnataka and to provide for matters relating thereto; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Thirty-eighth year of the Republic of India as.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....or cultural activities or philanthropic service run by a co-operative society or society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 (Karnataka Act 17 of 1960) or by a trust created wholly for charitable, educational or religious purposes, a police station, an area office or a service station of the local authority or the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board or the Karnataka Electricity Board and such other amenity as the Government may by notification specify ; (i) "Commissior" means the Commissioner appointed under section 12; (j) "development" with its grammatical variations means the carrying out of building engineering or other operations in or over or under land or the making of any material change in any building or land and includes planning and redevelopment ; (k) "engineering operations" means formation or laying out of means of access to road ; (l) "Government" means the State Government; (m) "land" includes benefits arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth ; (n) "local authority" means a municipal corporation or a municipal council constituted or.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIn the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963),- (a) in section 2, after item (i), of sub-clause (a) of clause (7) the following shall be inserted, namely :- "(ia) the local planning area comprising any "urban area" defined in the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987, the Urban Development Authority of such urban area ;" (b) 1 [after section 81C], the following section shall be inserted, namely:- "1 [81D]. Consequences to ensue upon the constitution of the Urban Development Authority.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, with effect from the date on which the Urban Development authority is constituted under the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987 the following consequence shall ensue :- (i) the Urban Development Authority shall be the Planning Authority for the local planning area comprising the Urban area over which the Planning Authority for the city or town had jurisdiction immediately before the date on which the Urban Development Authority is constituted ; (ii) the Urban Development Authority shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties under this Act in the.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPreamble 1 - KARNATAKA LOCAL AUTHORITIES (PROHIBITION OF DEFECTION ) ACT, 1987 THE KARNATAKA LOCAL AUTHORITIES (PROHIBITION OF DEFECTION ) ACT, 1987 [Act, No. 20 of 1987]1 [2nd May, 1987] PREAMBLE An Act to prohibit defection by the Councillors of Municipal Corporations,2[Municipal Councils, Town Panchayats and members of Zilla Panchayats and Taluk Panchayats] from the political parties by which they were set up as candidates and matters connected therewith. WHEREAS it is expedient to prohibit defection by the Councillors of Municipal Corporations2[Municipal Councils and Town Panchayats and members of Zilla Panchayats and Taluk Panchayats ] from the political parties by which they were set up as candidates and matters connected therewith; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-- _________________________ 1. First published in the karnataka Gazette Extraordinary on the fifth day of May 1987. 2. Substituted by Act 13 of 1995 w.e.f. 3.5.1995.
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