section 124K
Stoppage of work of development and penalty.
The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966Infrastructure1966196 sections11 chapters
Chapter VI LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
Statutory text
- (1) Where any person who, whether at his own instance or at the instance of any other person commences, undertakes or carries out development or institutes or changes the use of any land or building without the payment of development charge payable under this Chapter, the Authority may serve on such person a notice requiring to stop the development work or the change of any such land or building and from the time of the service of such notice, such person shall discontinue such development or change of use of land or building.
- (2) The notice issued under sub-section (1) and served upon such person may require,-
- (a) the demolition of the development work, if any carried out, within the time specified in such notice, and
- (b) the discontinuance of any further development or change of use of such land or building.
- (3) Any person, who continues to carry out the development or change of use of any such land or building, whether for himself or on behalf of the owner or any other person, after such notice has been served upon him, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees, but which may extend to five thousand rupees; and when the non-compliance with notice is a continuing one, with further fine which may extend to hundred rupees for every day after the date of the service of the notice during which the non-compliance has continued or continues.
- (4) On the failure of such person to demolish the work of development, if any, as required under such notice, the Authority may itself demolish such development and any expenses incurred by the Authority for doing so shall be recoverable from such person as arrears of land revenue.
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