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The Telangana Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975

The Telangana Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975

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The Telangana Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975 regulates urban planning, land development, and civic infrastructure growth across urban regions in Telangana. It applies to landowners, real estate developers, local municipal bodies, and state departments operating within designated urban development areas. The legislation mandates the creation of Urban Development Authorities to formulate comprehensive master plans and zonal development schemes, control land usage, and grant building permissions. It also empowers authorities to levy development charges, acquire land, and penalize or demolish unauthorized constructions. By enforcing organized development, the Act prevents haphazard urbanization and ensures planned infrastructure expansion across growing cities.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Constitution of Urban Development Authority.
  4. 3-A. Constitution of a Special Area Development Authority.
  5. 4. Appointment of Officers and employees.
  6. 4-A. Government's power to regulate the methods of recruitment, conditions of service, etc., of officers appointed under section 4.
  7. 4-B. Constitution of Common Municipal Service.
  8. 5. Objects and Powers of the Authority.
  9. 6. Civic survey of and Master plan for the development area.
  10. 7. Zonal Development Plans.
  11. 8. Procedure to be followed in preparation and approval of plans.
  12. 9. Submission of plans to Government for approval.
  13. 10. Date of operation of plan.
  14. 11. Certain plans already prepared and sanctioned deemed to have been prepared and sanctioned under this Act.
  15. 12. Modifications to plan.
  16. 13. Declaration of development areas and development of land in those and other areas.
  17. 14. Application for permission.
  18. 15. User of the land and buildings in contravention of plans.
  19. 16. Act not to apply for certain development works.
  20. 17. Plans to stand modified in certain cases.
  21. 18. Compulsory acquisition of land.
  22. 18-A. Acquisition of land by private negotiations.
  23. 19. Disposal of land by the Authority or the local authority concerned.
  24. 20. Government vacant land.
  25. 20-A. Sale of Government lands by public auction and their administration.
  26. 21. Power of authority to develop land in non-development area.
  27. 22. Fund of the Authority.
  28. 23. Budget of the Authority.
  29. 24. Accounts and audit.
  30. 25. Annual Report.
  31. 26. Pension and Provident Funds.
  32. 27. Levy of the development charges.
  33. 28. Rates of Development charges.
  34. 29. Assessment and recovery of Development charges.
  35. 30. Constitution of Tribunal and officers and servants of the tribunal.
  36. 31. Appeal and revision.
  37. 32. Power of the Authority in case of default.
  38. 33. Powers of the Authority to require local Authority to assume responsibility for amenities in certain cases.
  39. 34. Control by Government.
  40. 35. Returns and information.
  41. 36. Power of Government to transfer the powers of the Councils, Panchayats, Zilla Parishads, etc., to the Authority.
  42. 37. Replacement of members.
  43. 38. Power of Government to appoint a Special Officer.
  44. 39. Constitution of Art Commission for the State.
  45. 40. Power of entry.
  46. 41. Penalties.
  47. 42. Order of demolition of building.
  48. 43. Power to stop unauthorised development.
  49. 43-A. Power to seal unauthorised construction/ development or premises.
  50. 44. Offences by companies.
  51. 45. Fines when realised to be paid to Authority or local authority concerned.
  52. 46. Regularisation of buildings constructed without sanctioned plan.
  53. 46-A. Regulation and penalisation of construction of buildings in deviation of sanctioned plan.
  54. 47. Members and Officers to be public servants.
  55. 48. Jurisdiction of courts.
  56. 49. Sanction of prosecution.
  57. 50. Magistrate‘s power to impose enhanced penalties.
  58. 51. Service of notices, etc.
  59. 52. Public notice how to be made known.
  60. 53. Notices, etc., to fix reasonable time.
  61. 54. Authentication of orders and documents of the Authority.
  62. 55. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  63. 56. Power to delegate.
  64. 57. Effect of other laws.
  65. 58. Power to make rules.
  66. 59. Powers to make regulations.
  67. 60. Dissolution of the Authority
  68. 61. Repeal and Savings

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