Private Wall of Gated Layouts Can't Obstruct the Public Amenities

Front secured gated community layout restricted from public access

In a dispute and controversy between the BBMP and the residents of the M S Ramaiah City Layout the residents of the layout are proclaiming themselves as gated communities. But the former BBMP commissioner Mr. Siddaiah who is a civic expert also states that there is no such concept existing as gated community. Often such claims are made by the land developers while selling land plots. They are just a part of the city. Such misconceptions are to be avoided by the customers while buying property. If in case the existence of  a gated community obstructs the right to movement and hinders on the safety and security of those leaving outside the gated community then those structures have to be demolished.

Residential Layouts on Hilltop
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 But this is what the residents of the M S Ramaiah city doesn’t want to admit and the controversy has erupted subsequent to the complaint lodged by K N Sharath Babu a resident of Adityanagar nearby when he took objection to the blockage of the road and the construction of the structure on the public pathway by the M S Ramaiah City. He lodged a complaint to the BBMP and because of their inaction he complained to the Lokayukta. His complaint was that the general public was restricted from entering the BBMP Park and the road that went through the gated community.  On inspection by the team sent by BBMP it was found out that a compound wall was constructed around the limits of the layout which obstructed the movement of public to the neighboring layouts or lands. The report of the committee sent for inspection opined that the structure and the compound wall is illegal and unauthorized and they also suggested further action.

Residential gated layouts developed by private builders

After this the residents of the M S Ramaiah City appealed to the high court and the court gave a directive against them and Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) gave a directive to the BBMP joint commissioner to follow the court order and furnish a compliance report to its effect.  Although the action is not yet taken but the directive of the BBMP is a solace to many of the neighborhoods who are also suffering from the same problem where many developers are marketing their residential properties as private layouts.  The sales claims made by land developers proclaim that these properties are gated communities. The experts advice the customers not to be misguided by such false claims and to check the papers thoroughly and avoid such mistakes while buying properties. Apart from checking the papers and documents the prospective customers are also advised to check the reviews and feedbacks of the customers and the people residing in the area and the layouts too. In this regard the experts advice that there is a new rule of the BBMP that came up restricting the developers not to sell undeveloped lands in layouts. As per the new guidelines of the BBMP the registration of the land requires that the developer provides all the amenities and facilities as proposed.