Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
Section 52 of the Maharashtra Highways Act 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. The Act was enacted on 22 Dec 1955.
(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 regional 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 State Government for approval together with such objections as may have been received against the proposal.
(4) The State Government may either approve the proposal, with or without modifications or reject it.
(5) When the State Government has approved the proposal it shall publish its orders in the Official Gazette.
(6) When the orders of the State Government have been published in the Official Gazette the Highway Authority shall arrange for further publicity to be given to the order in at least two newspapers one of which shall be in the regional 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 Maharashtra Highways Act (Act 55 of 1955).
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Questions about Section 52
What does Section 52 of the Maharashtra Highways Act deal with?
Section 52 of the Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra 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: Maharashtra Highways Act 52, section 52 Maharashtra Highways Act, section 52 of the Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra 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 Section 52 of the Maharashtra Highways Act enacted?
Section 52 of the Maharashtra Highways Act, cited as Maharashtra Highways Act 52, was enacted on 22 Dec 1955 as Act 55 of 1955. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions956 words
- 71. Power to make rules923 words
- 9. Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines898 words
- 19B. Determination of amount payable as compensation766 words
- 7. Power to fix boundary, building and control lines of Highways523 words
- 23. Prevention of encroachment452 words
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