The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is not authorized to demand the relinquishment of privately owned land without compensation for road widening under the Master Plan. Justice Suraj Govindaraj stated that the BBMP's actions violated Article 300A of the Constitution, which protects property rights. The case arose when M Shashikumar, a Bengaluru resident, sought a modified sanctioned plan for his land after paying statutory fees. The BBMP had requested that he surrender part of his property for road widening without compensation, arguing that the improvement would benefit him. However, the court clarified that such provisions for free land surrender apply only to internal layouts and not to external road projects. The court instructed the BBMP to release the modified sanctioned plan within 30 days and noted that acquisition proceedings must follow legal protocols if land is needed.