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Madhya Pradesh Rajmarg Adhiniyam, 2004

Madhya Pradesh Rajmarg Adhiniyam, 2004

General200488 sections

This legislation establishes rules for the declaration, construction, and maintenance of highways within Madhya Pradesh. It applies to the state government, local authorities, and individuals involved in building or repairing roads, ensuring that public infrastructure development and usage are properly regulated. The act is crucial because it prevents unauthorized encroachments onto public roads, defines legal boundaries for land use near transport routes, and facilitates the orderly development of the state's transportation network.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Declaration of roads, ways or paths as highways
  4. 4. Appointment of highway Authority
  5. 5. Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
  6. 6. Power to enter land for reconnaissance and preliminary survey in connection with highway
  7. 7. Preparation of schemes for highway development
  8. 8. Power to acquire land for execution of highway scheme
  9. 9. Maintenance of highway plan
  10. 10. Demarcation of highway boundaries
  11. 11. Check of road boundaries
  12. 12. Power to fix highway boundaries, building line and control line of highway
  13. 13. Map to be prepared and maintained
  14. 14. Restriction on building between highway boundary and building line and between building line and control line
  15. 16. Exemption for works
  16. 17. Setting back of building to building line or control line
  17. 19. Acquisition of land
  18. 20. Claim for damage by arrested occupation
  19. 21. Matter to be considered in determining compensation
  20. 26. Service of notice
  21. 27. Restriction of scope of proceedings
  22. 28. Proceedings to be in open court
  23. 29. Form of award
  24. 30. Costs
  25. 31. Interest on compensation.
  26. 32. Land forming part of highway deemed to be Government property.
  27. 35. Appeal against removal of encroachment
  28. 37. Determination of amount of compensation by agreement.
  29. 38. Determination of amount of compensation by agreement
  30. 39. No compensation for unauthorised occupation.
  31. 40. No compensation for removal of encroachment.
  32. 41. Payment of betterment charges to persons interested
  33. 42. Notice to owners and persons interested
  34. 43. Inquiry and order
  35. 45. Finality of order fixing betterment charges
  36. 46. Appeal to Court by persons interested
  37. 47. Recovery of betterment charges
  38. 49. Highway Authority to regulate traffic where highway declared unsafe
  39. 50. Restriction on vehicles plying on highway
  40. 51. Procedure to be followed when highway authority desired to close any highway permanently
  41. 52. Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway
  42. 54. Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information
  43. 55. Contravention of restrictions relative to access or erecting any building
  44. 56. Unauthorized occupation of highway
  45. 57. General provision for punishment of offences
  46. 58. Power to compound
  47. 59. Power and duties of police
  48. 60. Duty of village officials
  49. 61. Eviction
  50. 62. Certain persons to be public servants
  51. 63. Bar of jurisdiction
  52. 64. Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
  53. 14 (Explanation). Restriction on building between highway boundary and building line and between building line and control line
  54. 14(7). Restriction on building between highway boundary and building line and between building line and control line
  55. 15(1). Appeal
  56. 15(2). Appeal
  57. 18(1). Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
  58. 18(2). Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
  59. 18(3). Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
  60. 22(1). Determination of compensation and declaration of award
  61. 23(1). Payment of compensation
  62. 23(2). Payment of compensation
  63. 24(1). Reference to Court
  64. 24(2). Reference to Court
  65. 25(1). The Collector shall, in making the reference state for the information of the coun in writing under his hand-
  66. 25(2). The Collector shall, in making the reference state for the information of the coun in writing under his hand-
  67. 33(1). Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway.
  68. 33(2). Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway.
  69. 34(1). Removal of encroachment
  70. 34(2). Removal of encroachment
  71. 34(3). Removal of encroachment
  72. 34(4). Removal of encroachment
  73. 36(1). Recovery of cost of removal or obstruction
  74. 36(2). Recovery of cost of removal or obstruction
  75. 36(3). Recovery of cost of removal or obstruction
  76. 36(4). Recovery of cost of removal or obstruction
  77. 36(5). Recovery of cost of removal or obstruction
  78. 44 (Explanation). Increase in value and betterment charges
  79. 48(1). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  80. 48(2). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  81. 48(3). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  82. 48(4). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  83. 48(5). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  84. 48(6). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  85. 48(7). Prohibition of view of persons using any highway
  86. 53(1). Prevention and rectification of damage to highway
  87. 53(2). Prevention and rectification of damage to highway
  88. 53(3). Prevention and rectification of damage to highway

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