The high court has said that lands held by the planning authority for roads as per the master plan would not lapse even after five years and the landowners would have no right to reclaim the land or seek realignment.
Justice M Nagaprasanna said that the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act (KTCP) makes it clear that once a land is earmarked for the purpose of roads, major or minor; highways state or national; for meeting immediate and future requirements, would all be exempted from lapsing despite the passage of five years.
