Substitution of Section 52

"28. Substitution of Section 52.- For Section 52 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from 1st day of November, 2000, namely:-

"52. Powers of the state government to give direction.-

1. (1) The State Government may, if considers it necessary in public interest so to do, or on the request of the Town and country Development Authority, as the case may be, direct the Town And Country Development Authority,-
   • (a) to frame a town development scheme;
   • (b) to modify a town development scheme during execution;
   • (c) to revoke a town development scheme, for reasons to be specified in such directions: Provided that no suo-motto direction to modify or revoke a town development scheme shall be given unless the Town and Country Development Authority is given an opportunity to present its case.
2. (2) The directions given by the State Government under this section shall be binding on the Town and Country Development Authority and all the land owners whose lands has been included within the scheme area.
3. (3) From the date of the notification under sub-clause
   • (b) of sub-section (1), such modification shall take effect as it were incorporated in the scheme, as if it were enacted in this Act.""