Maharashtra Highways Act
- Act number
- 55 of 1955
- Enacted
- 22 December 1955
- Contents
- 99 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways
- Section 4 – Appointment of Highway Authorities
- Section 5 – Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
- Section 6 – Officers and servants of Highway Authority (preview)
- Section 7 – Power to fix boundary, building and control lines of Highways (preview)
- Section 8 – Map to be prepared and maintained (preview)
- Section 9 – Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines (preview)
- Section 10 – Appeal (preview)
- Section 11 – Exemptions for works in progress, etc (preview)
- Section 12 – Setting back of buildings to building line or control line (preview)
- Section 13 – Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway (preview)
- Section 14 – Powers of Highways Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys (preview)
- Section 15 – Power to acquire land, etc (preview)
- Section 16 – Power to enter or survey, etc (preview)
- Section 17 – Hearing of objections (preview)
- Section 18 – Declaration of acquisition (preview)
- Section 19 – Powers to take possession (preview)
- Section 19A – Right to enter into land where land vested in State Government (preview)
- Section 19B – Determination of amount payable as compensation (preview)
- Section 19C – Deposit and payment of amount (preview)
- Section 19D – Land acquisition officer to have certain powers of civil court (preview)
- Section 19E – Deleted (preview)
- Section 19F – Identification of area for Scheme (preview)
- Section 19G – Declaration of intention and issue of final notification of Scheme (preview)
- Section 19H – Verification of title of land and extent of consent (preview)
- Section 19I – Disputed Ownership (preview)
- Section 19J – Acquisition of land of land owners not participating in Scheme (preview)
- Section 19K – Publication of draft and final layout (preview)
- Section 19L – Vesting of land with Highway Authority (preview)
- Section 19M – Allotment of developed non-agricultural plot or land (preview)
- Section 19N – Land Pooling Ownership Certificate (preview)
- Section 19O – Exemption from payment of registration fee, stamp duty, etc (preview)
- Section 19P – Power to take possession of land (preview)
- Section 19Q – Incorporation of land in development plan (preview)
- Section 19R – Responsibilities of owner of developed non-agricultural plot or land (preview)
- Section 19S – Implementation of Scheme (preview)
- Section 19T – Completion of Scheme (preview)
- Section 19U – Infrastructure maintenance (preview)
- Section 19V – Delegation of powers (preview)
- Section 19W – Restrictions on development of land in Scheme area (preview)
- Section 20 – Lands forming part of highway deemed to be Government property (preview)
- Section 21 – Prevention of unauthorized occupation of highway (preview)
- Section 22 – Power to cancel permit (preview)
- Section 23 – Prevention of encroachment (preview)
- Section 24 – Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23 (preview)
- Section 25 – Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment (preview)
- Section 26 – Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation (preview)
- Section 27 – Determination of amount of compensation by agreement (preview)
- Section 28 – Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement (preview)
- Section 29 – No compensation if similar restrictions in force under any other law or if compensation already received (preview)
- Section 30 – Compensation for refusal of permission to build not to exceed difference between its value when it was refused and when it would have been granted (preview)
- Section 31 – Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access (preview)
- Section 32 – Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees, etc (preview)
- Section 33 – No compensation for unauthorized erections (preview)
- Section 34 – No compensation for removal of encroachment (preview)
- Section 35 – Reference against award of Highway Authority or authorized officer under section 28 (preview)
- Section 36 – Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44 (preview)
- Section 37 – Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police to enforce, surrender or remove any encroachment (preview)
- Section 38 – Decisions of authorities under section 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of civil court (preview)
- Section 39 – Payment of compensation awarded (preview)
- Section 40 – Payment by adjustment (preview)
- Section 41 – Notice to owners and persons interested (preview)
- Section 42 – Inquiry and order (preview)
- Section 43 – Increase in value and betterment charges (preview)
- Section 44 – Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42 (preview)
- Section 45 – Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference (preview)
- Section 46 – Betterment charges to be first charged on land next to land revenue (preview)
- Section 47 – Payment of betterment charges (preview)
- Section 48 – Relinquishment of or exchange of land in lieu of payment of betterment charges (preview)
- Section 49 – Prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view, etc. of persons using any highway (preview)
- Section 50 – Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe (preview)
- Section 51 – Prohibition of use of heavy vehicle on certain highways (preview)
- Section 52 – Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway (preview)
- Section 53 – Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway (preview)
- Section 54 – Prevention and rectification of damaged highway (preview)
- Section 55 – Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc (preview)
- Section 56 – Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting any building, etc (preview)
- Section 57 – Unauthorized occupation of highway (preview)
- Section 58 – Causing damage to highways (preview)
- Section 59 – General provision for punishment of offences (preview)
- Section 60 – Power to compound offences (preview)
- Section 61 – Powers and duties of police (preview)
- Section 62 – Duties of village officials (preview)
- Section 63 – Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes (preview)
- Section 63A – Power of Highway Authority to dispose land (preview)
- Section 64 – Summary eviction (preview)
- Section 65 – Inquiries to be held summarily (preview)
- Section 66 – Registration of map made under section 8 not required (preview)
- Section 67 – Certain persons to be public servants (preview)
- Section 68 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 69 – Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution (preview)
- Section 70 – Service of notices and bills (preview)
- Section 71 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 72 – Savings (preview)
- Section 73 – Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws (preview)
- Section 74 – Building and control lines along national highways and levy of betterment charges (preview)
- Section 75 – Repeal and saving (preview)