Acquisition of land or right or interest in land
Section 15 of the Goa Highways Act, 1974 deals with acquisition of land or right or interest in land. If at any time on the application of the Highway Authority the Government is satisfied that any land required for the purposes of a highway or any right or interest of any person in any land required for the said purposes should be compulsorily acquired or extinguished, as the case may be, it shall
(1) If at any time on the application of the Highway Authority the Government is satisfied that any land required for the purposes of a highway or any right or interest of any person in any land required for the said purposes should be compulsorily acquired or extinguished, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for the Government to publish notification to that effect in the Official Gazette. Such notification shall also be published in such other manner as may be prescribed.
(2) A notification so published shall be deemed to be a declaration that the land is needed, or as the case may be, the right or interest is required to be extinguished for the purpose of the highway; and such declaration shall be conclusive that the land is so needed, or the right or interest is so required to be extinguished.
Section 15, The Goa Highways Act, 1974 (Act 10 of 1974).
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Questions about Section 15
What does Section 15 of the Goa Highways Act deal with?
Section 15 of the Goa Highways Act is headed "Acquisition of land or right or interest in land". If at any time on the application of the Highway Authority the Government is satisfied that any land required for the purposes of a highway or any right or interest of any person in any land required for the said purposes should be compulsorily acquired or extinguished, as the case may be, it shall
How do I find court cases under Section 15 of the Goa 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: GOA Highways Act 1974 15, section 15 GOA Highways Act 1974, section 15 of the Goa 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 15 of the Goa Highways Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was the Goa Highways Act enacted?
Goa Highways Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 10 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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