{
  "id": 5692816,
  "title": "OC withheld over road widening issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/oc-withheld-over-road-widening-issue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:53:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/occupancy-certificate-withheld-by-bengaluru-civic-body-after-landowner-refused-land-for-road-widening-landowner-fights-back-and-gets-relief-from-karnataka-hc/articleshow/133732863.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karnataka High Court ruled that Bengaluru Municipal Corporation authorities cannot demand landowners surrender part of their property for road widening work to obtain an occupancy certificate. This decision was made after Venugopala Reddy and K.N Srinivas from Doddakannalli filed a case against the government and the municipality. The Karnataka High Court stated that no statutory provision existed for such a post-facto requirement, and Article 300A of the Constitution guarantees property rights only when authorized by law.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Karnataka High Court ruled against OC demand for road widening",
    "Venugopala Reddy and K.N Srinivas filed case against government",
    "Article 300A guarantees property rights with legal authorization"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}