Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
Section 52 of the Goa Highways Act, 1974 deals with procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway. Where, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 50, the Highway Authority desires permanently to close down any highway or part thereof, it shall give notice of its intention so to do in the Official Gazette.
(1) Where, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 50, the Highway Authority desires permanently to close down any highway or part thereof, it shall give notice of its intention so to do in the Official Gazette. The notification shall also be published in at least two newspapers, one of which, shall be in the spoken language of the place in which the highway is situated.
(2) The notice shall indicate the alternative route, if any, which is proposed to be provided or which may already be in existence, and shall also invite objections, if any, to the proposal to be submitted within such time as may be specified.
(3) The Highway Authority shall finalise its proposal to close down any highway or part of it after considering the objections, if any, received within the specified time and shall submit the final proposal to the Government for approval together with such objections as may have been received against the proposal.
(4) The Government may either approve the proposal, with or without modifications, or reject it.
(5) When the Government has approved the proposal it shall publish its orders in the Official Gazette.
(6) When the order of the Government have been published in the Official Gazette, the Highway Authority shall arrange for further publicity to be given to the orders in at least two newspapers one of which shall be in the spoken language of the place in which such highway is situate and the highway or part thereof shall then be closed.
(7) Whenever any highway or any part thereof has been so closed, reasonable compensation shall be paid to every person who was entitled, otherwise than as a mere member of the public, to use such highway or part thereof as a means of access to or from his property and has suffered damage for such closure.
Section 52, The Goa Highways Act, 1974 (Act 10 of 1974).
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Questions about Section 52
What does Section 52 of the Goa Highways Act deal with?
Section 52 of the Goa Highways Act is headed "Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway". Where, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 50, the Highway Authority desires permanently to close down any highway or part thereof, it shall give notice of its intention so to do in the Official Gazette.
How do I find court cases under Section 52 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 52, section 52 GOA Highways Act 1974, section 52 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 52 of the Goa Highways Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 50 (Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers 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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