(1) Whenever any street, square or other land, orany Transfer to

1. (1) Whenever any street, square or other land, orany Transfer to part thereof, situated in any area of a local authority the Board for and vested in the local authority, is required for Purposes of the purpose of any housing scheme sanctioned housing by the State Government, the Board shall give scheme of notice accordingly to the local authority. land vested (2) Where the local authority concurs, such street, ii local square or other land, or part thereof, shall vest in authority. the Board. 208 (3) Where there is any dispute the matter shall be referred to the State Government. The State Government shall, after hearing the parties, decide the matter. The decision of the State Government shall be final. If the State Government decides that such street, square or land shall vest in the Board, it shall vest accordingly. (4) Nothing in this section shall affect the rights or powers of the local authority in or over any drain or water works in such street, square or land. Compensa- 29. (1) Where any land vests in the Board under the tion in provisions of section 28 and the Board makes a respect of declaration that such land shall be retained by land vested the Board only until it revests in the local authority in the Board. as part of a street or an open space under section 32, no compensation shall be payable by the Board to the local authority in respect of that land. (2) Where any land vests in the Board under section 28 and no declaration is made under sub-section (1) in respect of the land, the Board shall pay to the local authority as compensation a sum equal to the value of such land. (3) If, in any case where the Board has made a declaration in respect of any land under sub- section (7), the Board retains or disposes of the land contrary to the terms of the declaration so that the land does not revest in the local authority, the Board shall pay to the local authority compensation in respect of such land in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2). Power of the 30, (1) The Board may tun, divert, discontinue the public Le ol tum use of, or permanently close, any public street Public Street vested in it or any part thereof. vested in it. (2) Whenever the Board discontinues the public use of, or permanently closes, any public street vested in it or any part thereof, it shall, as far as practicable, provide some other reasonable means of access to be substituted in lieu of the use, by those entitled, of the street or part thereof and pay reasonable compensation to every person 209 who is entitled, otherwise than as a mere member of the public, to use such street or part as a means of access and has suffered damage from such discontinuance or closing. (3) In determining the compensation payable to any person under sub-section (2), the Board shall make allowance for any benefit accruing to him/ her from the construction, provision or improvement of any other public street at or about the same time that the public street or part thereof, on account of which the compensation is paid, is discontinued or closed. (4) When any public street vested in the Board is permanently closed under sub-section (1), the Board may sell or lease so much of the same as is no longer required.

part thereof, situated in any area of a local authority the Board for and vested in the local authority, is required for Purposes of the purpose of any housing scheme sanctioned housing by the State Government, the Board shall give scheme of notice accordingly to the local authority. land vested

1. (2) Where the local authority concurs, such street, ii local square or other land, or part thereof, shall vest in authority. the Board. 208
2. (3) Where there is any dispute the matter shall be referred to the State Government. The State Government shall, after hearing the parties, decide the matter. The decision of the State Government shall be final. If the State Government decides that such street, square or land shall vest in the Board, it shall vest accordingly.
3. (4) Nothing in this section shall affect the rights or powers of the local authority in or over any drain or water works in such street, square or land. Compensa- 29. (1) Where any land vests in the Board under the tion in provisions of section 28 and the Board makes a respect of declaration that such land shall be retained by land vested the Board only until it revests in the local authority in the Board. as part of a street or an open space under section 32, no compensation shall be payable by the Board to the local authority in respect of that land.
4. (2) Where any land vests in the Board under section 28 and no declaration is made under sub-section
5. (1) in respect of the land, the Board shall pay to the local authority as compensation a sum equal to the value of such land.
6. (3) If, in any case where the Board has made a declaration in respect of any land under sub- section (7), the Board retains or disposes of the land contrary to the terms of the declaration so that the land does not revest in the local authority, the Board shall pay to the local authority compensation in respect of such land in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2). Power of the 30, (1) The Board may tun, divert, discontinue the public Le ol tum use of, or permanently close, any public street Public Street vested in it or any part thereof. vested in it. (2) Whenever the Board discontinues the public use of, or permanently closes, any public street vested in it or any part thereof, it shall, as far as practicable, provide some other reasonable means of access to be substituted in lieu of the use, by those entitled, of the street or part thereof and pay reasonable compensation to every person 209 who is entitled, otherwise than as a mere member of the public, to use such street or part as a means of access and has suffered damage from such discontinuance or closing.
7. (3) In determining the compensation payable to any person under sub-section (2), the Board shall make allowance for any benefit accruing to him/ her from the construction, provision or improvement of any other public street at or about the same time that the public street or part thereof, on account of which the compensation is paid, is discontinued or closed.
8. (4) When any public street vested in the Board is permanently closed under sub-section (1), the Board may sell or lease so much of the same as is no longer required.