The Karnataka Highways Act, 1964

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA HIGHWAYS ACT, 1964 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statements of Objects and Reasons: Sections: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II DECLARATION OF HIGHWAYS, HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES AND THEIR POWERS AND FUNCTIONS 3. Declaration of roads, ways, or lands as highways. 4. Appointment of Highway Authorities. 5. Powers and duties of Highway Authorities. 6. Officers and servants of Highway Authority. CHAPTER III RESTRICTION OF RIBBON DEVELOPMENT 7. Power to fix boundary of building and control lines of highways. 8. Map to be prepared and maintained. 9. Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines. 1. Exemptions To wins In progress bound 10. Appeal. 12. Setting back of buildings to building line or control line. 13. Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway. 14. Powers of Highway Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys. 15. Acquisition of land or right or interest in land. 16. Land required to be marked and measured. 17. Public notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition. 18. Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest. 19. Taking possession of land. CHAPTER III-A POWER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT AND PENALTY FOR MISCHIEF 19A. Power of the State Government to enter into agreement for development and maintenance of highways 19B. Punishment for mischief by injury to highway CHAPTER IV PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF AND ENCROACHMENT ON A HIGHWAY AND REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENT 20. Lands forming part of highway deemed to be Government property. 21. Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway. 22. Power to cancel permit. 23. Prevention of encroachment. 24. Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of Section 23. 25. Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment. CHAPTER V COMPENSATION 26. Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation. 27. Determination of amount of compensation by agreement. 28. Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement. 29. No compensation if similar restrictions in force under any other law or if compensation already received. 30. Compensation for refusal of permission to build not to exceed difference between its value when it was refused and when it would have been granted. 31. Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access. 32. Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees, etc. 33. No compensation for unauthorised erections. 34. No compensation for removal of encroachments. 35. Reference against the award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28. 36. Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44. 37. District Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment. 38. Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of Civil Court . 39. Payment of compensation awarded. 40. Payment by adjustment. CHAPTER VI LEVY OF BETTERMENT CHARGES 41. Notice to owners and persons interested. 42. Inquiry and order. 43. Increase in value and betterment charges. 44. Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42. 45. Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference. 46. Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue. 47. Payment of betterment charges. 48. Relinquishment of or exchange of land in lieu of payment of betterment charges. CHAPTER VI-A LEVY OF TOLL 48A. Levy of toll. CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS TO SECURE SAFETY OF TRAFFIC AND PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS 49. Prevention of obstruction of view of persons using any highway. 50. Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe. 51. Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways. 52. Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close

Sections

Type to filter. 79 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways
4. 4Appointment of Highway Authorities
5. 5Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
6. 6Officers and servants of Highway Authority
7. 7Power to fix boundary of building and control lines of Highways
8. 8Map to be prepared and maintained
9. 9
10. 10Appeal
11. 11Exemptions for works in progress, etc
12. 12Setting back of buildings to building line or control line
13. 13Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
14. 14
15. 15Acquisition of land or right or interest in land
16. 16Land required to be marked and measured
17. 17Public notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition
18. 18Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest
19. 19Taking possession of land
20. 19A
21. 19BPunishment for mischief by injury to highway
22. 20Lands forming part of Highway deemed to be Government property
23. 21Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway
24. 22Power to cancel permit
25. 23Prevention of encroachment
26. 24Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23
27. 25Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment
28. 26Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation
29. 27Determination of amount of compensation by agreement
30. 28Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement
31. 29
32. 30
33. 31Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access
34. 32Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees, etc
35. 33No compensation for unauthorised erections
36. 34No compensation for removal of encroachment
37. 35Reference against the award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28
38. 36
39. 37District Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment
40. 38Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of Civil Court
41. 39Payment of compensation awarded
42. 40Payment by adjustment
43. 41Notice to owners and persons interested
44. 42Inquiry and order
45. 43Increase in value and betterment charges
46. 44Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42
47. 45Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference
48. 46Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue
49. 47Payment of betterment charges
50. 48Relinquishment of or exchange of land in lieu of payment of betterment charges
51. 48ALevy of toll
52. 49Prevention of obstruction of view of persons using any highway
53. 50Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe
54. 51Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways
55. 52Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
56. 53Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway
57. 54Prevention and rectification of damaged highway
58. 55Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc
59. 56Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting any building, etc
60. 57Unauthorised occupation of highway
61. 58Causing damage to highways
62. 59General provision for punishment of offences
63. 60Power to compound offences
64. 61Revision
65. 62Powers and duties of police
66. 63Duties of village officials
67. 64Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes
68. 65Summary eviction
69. 66Inquiries
70. 67Registration of map made under section 8 not required
71. 68Certain persons to be public servants
72. 69Bar of jurisdiction
73. 70Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
74. 71Service of notices and bills
75. 72Power to make rules
76. 73Savings
77. 74Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
78. 75Building and control lines along National Highways
79. 76Repeal

Rules made under this Act

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