BDA under fire for selling land under litigation

RESIDENTS of Banashankari 6th Stage have been barred from constructing houses on their properties after multiple blocks in the layout came under litigation, affecting over 300 plots.

- RISHITA KHANNA @Bengaluru

The layout, formed 22 years ago by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), includes long-time allottees from 2002, houses constructed over nine years ago, and site buyers from recent BDA auctions between 2021 and 2024. Though the area is fully developed and has a resident welfare association in place, the land has now been declared to belong to the original landlords.

Residents have alleged that the BDA have failed to defend its land acquisition in court and is continuing to auction sites that are under litigation, leaving many buyers in limbo and raising serious concerns about the agency's functioning. Several affected residents, many of whom were unaware that their plots were under legal dispute, are now demanding urgent intervention.