Bengaluru, Jan. 30 -- Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Jan. 29 gave his assent to the Bangalore Palace Utilisation and Regulation of Land Ordinance, 2025, which was passed in the last Cabinet meeting.

The Ordinance allows the State Government to bypass the Supreme Court's directive to grant Rs. 3,011 crore in Transferable Development Rights (TDR) to the legal heirs of the Maharaja of Mysore.

With the Ordinance now in effect, the State reserves the right not to acquire portions of the disputed Bangalore Palace land, a decision that is expected to impact infrastructure projects, particularly the widening of Ballari Road and Jayamahal Road, two crucial arterial roads in the heart of Bengaluru that lead to Kempegowda International ...