No annual trade licence needed for mall’s own diesel generator: Karnataka HC
A single bench dismissed the petition in 2022, holding that the BBMP could demand the fee under Section 354 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act. The judge had held that a diesel generator set was machinery that generated electrical energy through the combustion of diesel and therefore required permission under the provision.
Because they operate as malls, disagreeing with the single bench, the division bench clarified that shopping malls within BBMP limits do not require a trade licence merely.
“The owners of shopping mall/commercial complex/business establishments would only pay the annual property tax in terms of the relevant provisions of the BBMP Act,” the bench pointed out. Individual shops and business establishments functioning inside them, however, must obtain their own trade licences. The court clarified that its ruling would not apply where a diesel generator set is installed and maintained by a person or entity other than the mall owner or occupier. In such a case, operating the generator would amount to a trade or business requiring a separate trade licence. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru