Prohibition to leave vehicles or animals in dangerous position
Section 37 of the Control of National Highways Act, 2002 deals with prohibition to leave vehicles or animals in dangerous position. No person in charge of, or in possession of, any vehicle or animal shall allow such vehicle or animal to stand or proceed on a Highway unless the same is under such safety control as may be prescribed.
(1) No person in charge of, or in possession of, any vehicle or animal shall allow such vehicle or animal to stand or proceed on a Highway unless the same is under such safety control as may be prescribed.
(2) Where, in contravention of sub-section (1), any obstruction on the Highway is caused, the vehicle or animal causing such obstruction shall be caused to be towed away by the Highway Administration to remove such obstruction on the Highway and the vehicle or animal so towed away shall be taken into possession by the Highway Administration and shall be handed over to the owner thereof in the manner, by payment to the Highway Administration, the expenses incurred in such removal, as may be prescribed.
(3) In case where the expenses in respect of the vehicle or animal taken into possession under sub-section (2) have not been paid in the manner prescribed under that sub-section, the Highway Administration shall sell such vehicle or animal by auction and the proceeds of the auction shall be the property of the Central Government.
(4) Any person who has unauthorised occupation on a highway land shall be summarily evicted by the Highway Administration in the manner specified in section 26 for removal of unauthorised occupation and shall be liable to fine imposed by the Highway Administration which shall not be less than five hundred rupees per square metre of the unauthorisedly occupied land by him but which may be extended to the cost of such land. CHAPTER VI REGULATION OF CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY LAND FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, DRAINS, ETC.
Section 37, The Control of National Highways Act, 2002 (Act 13 of 2003).
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Questions about Section 37
What does Section 37 of the Control of National Highways Act deal with?
Section 37 of the Control of National Highways Act is headed "Prohibition to leave vehicles or animals in dangerous position". No person in charge of, or in possession of, any vehicle or animal shall allow such vehicle or animal to stand or proceed on a Highway unless the same is under such safety control as may be prescribed.
How do I find court cases under Section 37 of the Control of National Highways 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: Control of National Highways Act 37, section 37 Control of National Highways Act, section 37 of the Control of National Highways 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 37 of the Control of National Highways Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 26 (Removal of unauthorised occupation), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was the Control of National Highways Act enacted?
Control of National Highways Act was enacted in 2003 as Act 13 of 2003. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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