Bengaluru, March 6 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has proposed changes to the Bangalore Palace Land Bill, 2025, aiming to settle past compensation issues and avoid further disputes over the property.

In a bid to avoid issuing transferable development rights (TDR) certificates worth Rs 3,014 crore to the erstwhile Mysuru royal family for a road-widening project, the Karnataka government tabled the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Bill, 2025.

The Bill, which replaces the ordinance issued in January 2024, came days after the Supreme Court directed the state government to provide TDR certificates for the erstwhile Mysuru royal family for the proposed widening of Ballari and Jayamahal Roads. The TDR was for the 15 acre 17 ...