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section 65

Power of Board to turn or close public street or square vested in it.

The Trivandrum City Improvement Trust Act, 1960
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Chapter III IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Board may—
    • (a) turn, divert, discontinue the public usc of, or permanently close, any public street vested in it, or any part thereof, or
    • (b) discontinue the public use of, or permanently close, any public square vested in it, or any part thereof.
  2. (2) Whenever the Board discontinues the public use of, or perma- nently "closes, any public street vested in it, or any part thereof, it shall pay reasonable compensation to every person who was entitle, other- wise than as a mere member of the public, to use such stieet or part as a means of access and has suffered damage from such discontinuance or closing, N
  3. (3) Whenever the Board discontinues the public use of, or perma- nently closes, any public square vested in 1t, or any part thereof. it shall pay reasonable compensation to every person—
    • (a) who was entitled, otherwise than as a mere member of the’ public, to use such square or part as a means of access, 01
    • (b) whose immovable property was ventilated by such square or part, and who has suffered damage—
      • (i) in case (a), from such discontinuance or closing, or
      • (ii) in case (b), from the use to which the Board has put such square or part.
  4. (4) In determining the compensation payable to any person under . sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), the Board shall make nllowance for any benefit accruing to him from the construction, provision or im- provement of any other public street or square at or about the same time that the public street or square or part thereof, on account of which the compensation is paid, is discontinued, or closed. .
  5. (5) When any public street or square vested in the Board or any part thereof, is permanently closed under sub-section (1), the Board may sell, or lease so much of the same as is no longer required.

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