The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to complete the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) project situated at Survey No. 18/2 Kengeri Hobli, Bengaluru South, within 60 days and provide all essential infrastructure: water and electricity connections, drainage, roads, and street lighting.

BDA ordered to pay ₹22,46,177 to allottee Mridula Krishnapur towards interest on delay calculated at SBI MCLR+2% from 24 May 2018 to 21 December 2025.

Buyer purchased site in Sector B, allotted 11 October 2018. Full sale consideration of ₹96.87 lakh paid by 5 February 2019. Lease-cum-sale deed executed 10 June 2020; possession certificate issued 16 June 2020. After nearly nine years, site lacked water supply connection, proper approach roads, drainage, street lighting, and site identification boards, making it impossible to locate or construct.

KRERA held BDA liable under Section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, stating possession without completion of core amenities does not comply with legal obligations.

In related complaints on the same project, KRERA granted compensation of ₹8.49 lakh and ₹22.46 lakh to other allottees while directing completion of unfinished works.

Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) directed Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to pay Rs 56 lakh as interest to complainant Mridula Krishnapur for delay in providing basic amenities at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL). K-Rera ruled BDA qualifies as a 'promoter' under RERA Act, making it liable for delays and deficiencies. The NPKL project was flagged as lapsed by K-Rera last year.

Mridula purchased a site in 8th Block of Sector-B of NPKL in Kengeri hobli for Rs 96.9 lakh under lease-cum-sale deed dated June 10, 2020. She was allotted the site on October 11, 2018, and paid full amount by February 5, 2019. BDA issued possession certificate on June 16, 2020, but site was handed over without basic infrastructure. Essential amenities including water, sewerage, electricity, roads, parks, and streetlights were not provided.

Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has accelerated work at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL), located between Mysuru Road and Magadi Road. Allottees in III and IV Blocks have flagged critical bottlenecks that could hamper habitation. Despite improved pace of land acquisition and development, the layout lacks basic infrastructure and design clarity. Several houses already built; many more at various stages of construction. Key concerns: footpaths missing across layout; poor walkability will worsen traffic and pollution. Allottees submitted representation during review meeting on Dec 24, urging BDA to revisit design and involve mobility experts.

Over 10,000 allottees of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) welcomed Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority's (KRERA) decision rejecting the BDA's claim of RERA exemption.

The 4,500-acre project launched over a decade ago was promoted by the BDA as a major residential layout in Bengaluru's western suburbs. Buyers paid in full and registered sale deeds between 2016 and 2019, expecting plots with basic amenities: roads, electricity, water, and drainage. Most sectors remain undeveloped, forcing allottees to continue paying property tax on unusable land.

Frustrated homeowners approached KRERA earlier in 2025 seeking possession, compensation for delays, and penalties on the BDA. The BDA argued that as an autonomous body governed by the 1976 BDA Act, it fell outside RERA's purview.

KRERA ruled that public authorities are not exempt from RERA when acting as real estate developers. Advocate Rajeev K Jha called the order a turning point that validates allottees' claims for justice and fortifies consumer rights in Karnataka's real estate sector.

SkyDeck, a 250-metre tall project, announced by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL). BBMP tasked with execution; Rs 400 crore earmarked in 2025-26 budget, with Rs 50 crore for detailed project report and initial works. Land identified in Kengeri has access to Outer Ring Road and Peripheral Ring Road.

NPKL is a 4,000-acre layout developed by BDA between Mysuru Road and Magadi Road. 10,000 sites formed in 2016 and 2018.

Site allottees divided on impact. Some view SkyDeck positively for improved connectivity; currently roads inside and leading to layout are non-motorable, and water-electricity connections not yet provided. Others concerned project will only raise land values for select few.

BDA Commissioner N Jayaram stated work on layout continues with roads, drains, water, STP and power connections completed. 25 acres identified for SkyDeck project, unallotted land, recently freed from court case.