The Government of Karnataka on December 12, 2024, issued the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Second Amendment) Bill, 2024 to further amend the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020.
The following has been amended namely: -
• Section 144 which states “” the following shall be inserted in sub-section (8) namely: -
“Provided also that, the person primarily liable to pay the property tax may, at any time subsequent to filing of the return and payment of the property tax, suo-motu revise his own return upwards thereby resulting in more property tax payment to the Corporation, the said revision shall be liable to the same interest and penalty as is applicable for the revision done under sub-section (15) by the Corporation. The revised return shall be treated as the return by the property tax payer and the Corporation reserves the right to revise it under sub-section (15).”
• Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 (Karnataka Ordinance No. 01 of 2024) is hereby repealed.
This shall be deemed to come into force on September 24, 2024.
[LA Bill No. 47 of 2024]
