Power to remove unauthorised structures

(1) The Highway Authority may, by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of any building or structure unauthorisedly erected on or projecting over the highway land to remove such building or structure within such time as may be specified in the notice. If the owner or occupier fails to comply with the notice, the Highway Authority may cause such building or structure to be removed and recover the cost of removal from the owner or occupier as arrears of land revenue. (2) If the owner or occupier of any such building or structure fails to remove it in compliance with the notice under sub-section (1), the Highway Authority may approach the competent authority as defined under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act No. 1 of 1894) for the enforcement of the order and the recovery of costs or penalties as provided therein. (1) If at any time, on the request of the Highway Authority, the State Government is satisfied that any right or interest of any person in any land be extinguished for the purposes of a Highway and such extinguishment does not amount to acquisition of land as specified in the land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894), the State Government shall cause a public notice to be given by position at a prominent place on or near the land or by publication in two daily newpapers having circulation in the locality of which one shall be in the Hindi language, stating that the State Government intends to extinguish any right or interest in the land and that all claims to compensation for such right or interest to be extinguished may be made to the Collector. (2) The notice to be given under sub-section(1) shall state the particulars of the right or interest in the land to be extinguished and shall require all persons having such right of interest to appear personally or by agent before the Collector on a day not either than fourteen days after the publication of such notice. (3) Nature of the rights or interests in the land to be extinguished, the amount and particulars of claim to the compensation and the objections, if any may be required to be stated in writing. (1) If at any time, on the request of the Highway Authority, the State Government is satisfied that any right or interest of any person in any land be extinguished for the purposes of a Highway and such extinguishment does not amount to acquisition of land as specified in the land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894), the State Government shall cause a public notice to be given by position at a prominent place on or near the land or by publication in two daily newpapers having circulation in the locality of which one shall be in the Hindi language, stating that the State Government intends to extinguish any right or interest in the land and that all claims to compensation for such right or interest to be extinguished may be made to the Collector. (2) The notice to be given under sub-section(1) shall state the particulars of the right or interest in the land to be extinguished and shall require all persons having such right of interest to appear personally or by agent before the Collector on a day not either than fourteen days after the publication of such notice. Nature of the rights or interests in the land to be extinguished, the amount and particulars of claim to the compensation and the objections, if any may be required to be stated in writing.