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Bare Act

The Chhattisgarh Rajmarg Adhiniyam, 2003

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This Act regulates highway development and related construction activities across the Chhattisgarh State. It applies to government departments, local authorities, property owners near highways, and contractors involved in road work. The legislation establishes a Highway Authority with powers to plan, construct, repair, and upgrade state roads, ensuring maintenance and safety infrastructure. This matters because it provides a legal framework governing all aspects of state road development, from defining terminology to specifying procedures for land acquisition, construction approvals, and traffic management. By exercising control over highway planning and development, the Act systematically improves transportation networks across the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Definition
  4. 4. Declaration of State Highway
  5. 5. Responsibility of Highway Authority
  6. 6. Powers of Highway Authority
  7. 7. Prevention of encroachment
  8. 8. Control of access
  9. 9. Prohibition of certain acts
  10. 10. Power to enter and survey
  11. 11. Restriction on construction
  12. 11-A. Insertion of new Section 11-A
  13. 12. Penalties
  14. 13. Restriction on use of State Highway
  15. 14. Power to remove encroachment
  16. 15. Special provision for recovery of cost of damage
  17. 16. Appeal against orders
  18. 17. Protection of action taken in good faith
  19. 18. Power to make rules
  20. 19. Application of Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  21. 20. Power to remove unauthorised structures
  22. 21. Penalties for contravention
  23. 22. Regulation of access to highway
  24. 23. Rights and interests when to be extinguished
  25. 24. Reference to court
  26. 25. Special provisions regarding traffic and safety
  27. 26. Procedure for inquiries and disputes
  28. 27. Powers of entry for inspection
  29. 27-2003. Powers of entry for inspection
  30. 28. Application of Civil Procedure Code
  31. 29. Bar of jurisdiction
  32. 30. Protection of action taken in good faith
  33. 31. Public notice and publication
  34. 32. Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway
  35. 33. Power to make rules
  36. 34. Power to prohibit and control building etc.
  37. 35. Restrictions on use of land in controlled area
  38. 36. Application of the provisions of Act 19 of 1959
  39. 37. Appellate Authority
  40. 38. Recovery of expenses
  41. 39. Penalty for contravention
  42. 40. Offences by Companies
  43. 41. Power to remove unauthorised constructions
  44. 42. Permission for construction
  45. 43. Power to exempt
  46. 44. Power to make rules
  47. 45. Power to remove difficulties
  48. 46. Bar of jurisdiction
  49. 47. Cognizance of offences
  50. 48. Prohibition of unauthorized use of highway
  51. 49. Prevention of obstruction on highway
  52. 50. Removal of encroachment
  53. 51. Responsibility for damage to highway
  54. 52. Responsibility of Highway Authority for maintenance
  55. 53. Safety measures for highway
  56. 54. Maintenance of highway records
  57. 55. Public notifications
  58. 56. General provisions for notices
  59. 57. Penalty for non-compliance
  60. 58. Power to enter for inspection
  61. 59. Dispute resolution
  62. 60. Delegation of powers
  63. 61. Officers to be public servants
  64. 62. Protection of action taken in good faith
  65. 63. Protections of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
  66. 64. Power to make rules
  67. 65. Provisions of this act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
  68. 65-A. Insertion of new Section 65-A
  69. 66. Repeal
  70. 33(4). Power to make rules
  71. 35(4). Restrictions on use of land in controlled area
  72. 47(6). Cognizance of offences
  73. 47(7). Cognizance of offences

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