Compensation
Section 241 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with compensation. No compensation shall be claimable by any person for any damage or loss which he may sustain in consequence of the refusal of the Board of sanction to the erection of any building or in respect of any direction issued by it under sub-section (1) of section 238. The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) No compensation shall be claimable by any person for any damage or loss which he may sustain in consequence of the refusal of the Board of sanction to the erection of any building or in respect of any direction issued by it under sub-section (1) of section 238.
(2) The Board shall make compensation to the owner of any building for any actual damage or loss sustained by him inconsequence of the prohibition of the re-erection of any building or of its requiring any land belonging to him to be added to the street:
Provided that the Board shall not be liable to make any compensation in respect of the prohibition of the re-erection of any building which for a period of three years or more immediately preceding such refusal has not been in existence or has been unfit for human habitation.
Section 241, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 241
What does Section 241 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 241 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Compensation". No compensation shall be claimable by any person for any damage or loss which he may sustain in consequence of the refusal of the Board of sanction to the erection of any building or in respect of any direction issued by it under sub-section (1) of section 238.
How do I find court cases under Section 241 of the Cantonments Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Cantonments Act 2006 241, section 241 Cantonments Act 2006, section 241 of the Cantonments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 241 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 238 (Power of Board to sanction or refuse), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 241 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 241 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 241, came into force on 18 Dec 2006, having been enacted on 13 Sep 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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