Section 49

(1) Whenever the Highway Authority is of opinion that it is necessary for the prevention of danger arising from obstruction of the view of person using any Highway, especially at any bend or corner of the highway it may, save as otherwise provided in section 11, serve a notice upon the owner or occupier of land alongside or at the bend or corner of such highway to alter within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice, (1) ...the height or character of any existing wall (not being a wall forming part of a permanent structure) fence, hedge, tree, advertisement post, bill board or any other object thereon, so as to cause it to conform with any requirements specified in the notice. (2) If any person upon whom a notice has been served under sub-section (1), objects to comply with any requirements of such notice, he may, within one month of its receipt, send to the Highway Authority his objection in writing stating the grounds thereof. (3) The Highway Authority shall within one month of receipt of the objection, consider the grounds advanced and shall, by order in writing, either withdraw the notice or amend or confirm it. (4) If a person is aggrieved by an order issued by the Highway Authority under sub-section (3), he may prefer an appeal within fifteen days from the date when such order was communicated to him to the Deputy Commissioner whose decision in the matter shall be final. (5) If any person fails to comply with the notice served on him under sub-section (1) as amend or confirmed as the case may be, under sub-section (3), the Highway Authority may take action to alter the object causing obstruction of view at its own expense, and such expenditure shall be recovered from such person in accordance with the provisions of section 25, without prejudice to any other action which may be taken against him.