Lawgist119Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government
Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 116 and 118, a District Magistrate or a Sub-Divisional Magistrate shall, on being so required by the Government, order any person responsible for any obstruction or encroachment or projection as specified in sections 116 and 118 to remove or alter such obstruction or encroachment or projection within a period of not less than forty-eight hours and on non-compliance the District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate as the case may be, shall remove such obstruction or encroachment or projection and realise the expenses, thereby incurred from the person concerned as fine in a Criminal Court:
Provided that in case the person or persons responsible for such obstruction, encroachment or projection is or are not known or cannot be found the procedure laid down in section 117 shall be followed.
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- 111 Power to make roads
- 112 Power to repair, etc., of private road, drains, etc
- 113 Prohibition of use of public roads by a class of animals, carts or vehicles
- 114 Penalty for encroachment on public roads, etc
- 115 Use of public road or place by vendors and other person and penalty thereof
- 116 Power to remove obstructions, encroachments and projections in or on public road, etc
- 117 Procedure when person who erected obstruction cannot be found
- 118 Projections from buildings to be removed
- 119 Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government
- 120 Effect of order made under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
- 121 Nagar Panchayat or Council may require land holders to trim hedges, etc
- 122 Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
- 123 Names of public roads and number of buildings
