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Act 13 of 2003

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Punjab's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Cross-references

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This section refers to

1. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"

Questions about Section 44

What does Section 44 of the Control of National Highways Act deal with?

Section 44 of the Control of National Highways Act is headed "Presiding Officers and employees of Tribunals, etc., to be public servants". The Presiding Officer and the officers and other employees of the Tribunal, the officer or officers constituting the Highway Administration and any other officer authorised by such Administration under this Act, shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions

How do I find court cases under Section 44 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 44, section 44 Control of National Highways Act, section 44 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 44 of the Control of National Highways Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 21 ("Public servant"), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

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.

Other sections of this Act

• 26. Removal of unauthorised occupation1117 words
• 50. Power to make rules700 words
• 2. Definitions563 words
• 38. Construction on highway land492 words
• 27. Recovery of cost of removal of unauthorised occupation and fine imposed482 words
• 24. Prevention of occupation of highway land455 words

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