Power to release land from reservation

(1) The appropriate authority, if it is satisfied that the land reserved, allotted or designated for such public purpose in a draft development plan or regional plan or final development plan or regional plan is no longer required, may request— (a) the Director to grant permission to remove such designation or reservation or allotment from the draft development plan or regional plan; or (b) the State Government to grant permission to remove such designation or reservation or allotment from the final development plan or regional plan. (2) On receipt of such request from the appropriate authority, the Director or the State Government, as the case may be, may by order grant permission to remove such designation or reservation or allotment from the relevant plans: Provided that before giving any such order, the Director or the State Government, as the case may be, shall make such enquiry as it deems necessary and satisfy itself that such reservation or designation or allotment is no longer required in public interest. (3) On the order being given under sub-section (2) the land shall be deemed to be released from such designation, reservation or allotment as the case may be and shall become available to the owner for such development purpose as is otherwise permissible under the relevant plan in the case of adjacent land.