Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The M.P. Gandi Basti Kshetra (Sudhar Tatha Nirmulan) Adhiniyam, 1976

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This legislation regulates the identification, improvement, and clearance of slum areas across the state of Madhya Pradesh. It applies to urban landowners, tenants, building occupiers, local municipal authorities, and government-appointed officers. The law empowers authorities to declare substandard housing zones as slum areas, mandate structural and sanitary improvements, restrict unauthorized construction, order the demolition of unsafe buildings, and acquire land for public redevelopment. Crucially, it safeguards tenants by restricting arbitrary evictions during slum clearance and regulating post-improvement rents. By balancing urban renewal powers with resident protections, the statute aims to eliminate unhygienic living conditions and promote safe, orderly civic development.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Declaration of slum area
  4. 4. Power of competent authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation
  5. 5. Enforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement
  6. 23. Rent of buildings in slum areas
  7. 24. Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings
  8. 36. Power of entry
  9. 37. Powers of inspection
  10. 38. Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress
  11. 39. Breaking into buildings
  12. 40. Entry to be made in day time
  13. 41. Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained
  14. 42. Power of eviction to be exercised only by competent authority
  15. 43. Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas.
  16. 44. Appeals.
  17. 45. Service notices etc.
  18. 46. Penalties.
  19. 47. Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases.
  20. 48. Jurisdiction of Courts.
  21. 49. Previous sanction of competent authority or officers authorised by it for prosecution.
  22. 50. Power to delegate.
  23. 50A. Absorption of the officers and servants.
  24. 51. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  25. 52. Bar of jurisdiction.
  26. 53. Competent authority etc. to be public servant.
  27. 54. Act to override other laws.
  28. 55. Power to make rules.
  29. 56. Repeal
  30. 5A. Special slum improvement in certain slum areas. Special slum improvement in certain slum areas.
  31. 6. Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc. to be recoverable from the occupier of buildings. Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc. to be recoverable from the occupier of buildings.
  32. 7. Restriction on building etc. in a slum area. Restriction on building etc. in a slum area.
  33. 8. Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation. Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation.
  34. 9. Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made. Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made.
  35. 10. Power to declare any slum area to be clearance area. Power to declare any slum area to be clearance area.
  36. 11. Slum clearance order. Slum clearance order.
  37. 12. Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area. Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area.
  38. 13. Power of State Government to acquire land.-. Power of State Government to acquire land.
  39. 14. Land acquired by State Government to be made available to competent authority.-. Land acquired by State Government to be made available to competent authority.
  40. 15. Right to receive amount in lieu of deprivation of right in land.-. Right to receive amount in lieu of deprivation of right in land.
  41. 16. Basis for determination of amount payable in lieu of deprivation of right in land.-. Basis for determination of amount payable in lieu of deprivation of right in land.
  42. 17. Apportionment of amount payable in lieu of deprivation of right in land.-. Apportionment of amount payable in lieu of deprivation of right in land.
  43. 18. Payment of amount in lieu of deprivation of right in land or deposit of same in Court.-. Payment of amount in lieu of deprivation of right in land or deposit of same in Court.
  44. 19. Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of amount payable in lieu of deprivation of right in land.-. Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of amount payable in lieu of deprivation of right in land.
  45. 20. Proceeding for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of competent authority.-. Proceeding for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of competent authority.
  46. 21. Appeals.-. Appeals.
  47. 22. Restoration of possession of premises vacated by tenant.-. Restoration of possession of premises vacated by tenant.
  48. 25. to 35. Slum Clearance Board
  49. The Schedule. Principles for determination of the net average annual income

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