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The Telangana Town Planning Act, 1920

The Telangana Town Planning Act, 1920

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This law regulates urban development by establishing procedures for creating town-planning schemes that govern land use, street layouts, and building construction within the state. It applies to municipalities, local authorities, and property owners, empowering them to form town-planning committees and trusts. It matters because it provides a structured framework for improving urban areas, defining the powers of responsible authorities, and resolving disputes between local bodies while ensuring the orderly transfer of assets and obligations when trusts are dissolved into municipal councils.

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Chapter IV COMPENSATION FOR INJURIOUS AFFECTION →

  1. 20AND CONTRIBUTION FOR BETTERMENT.
  2. 21No right to compensation for building, etc.,
  3. 22Exclusion or limitation of compensation in certain
  4. 23Application for sanction for withdrawal or modification of the scheme.
  5. 25Assessment and collection of betterment
  6. 26Option of objecting owner to require council to

Chapter V THE ARBITRATOR. →

  1. 27State Government to appoint arbitrator.
  2. 28Powers and duties of arbitrator.
  3. 29Appeal.

Chapter VI FINANCE. →

  1. 30Municipal town-planning fund.
  2. 31Power to borrow.

Chapter VII LAND ACQUISITION. →

  1. 33Modification of land Acquisition Act.
  2. 34Notification under section 14 to have effect as
  3. 41Power of State Government to arbitrate in disputes
  4. 43Power of entry, etc.
  5. 85Sections 15, 23 and 24 of Land Acquisition Act

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