LawgistThe Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act
42Duty of village officials
Wherever any village headman, village accountant, village watchman or other village official, by whatever name called, becomes aware of any offence involving unauthorised occupation, damage or destruction of the highway land, he shall forthwith inform the nearest police station or the nearest Highway Administration or any officer authorised in this behalf by such Administration, the commission of such offence and shall also be duty bound to assist the Highway Administration and its officers in prosecuting the offender of the offence.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 40 Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner
- 41 Finality of orders
- 42 Duty of village officials
- 43 Conduct of inquiry
- 44 Presiding Officers and employees of the Tribunals, etc., to be public servants
- 45 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 46 Offences by companies
- 47 Procedure for service of notices, etc
- 48 Act to have overriding effect
- 49 Power to remove difficulties
- 50 Power to make rules
