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Section 437: Order of stoppage of building or work in certain cases

Jharkhand Municipal Act 2011State Act of Jharkhand · Act 7 of 2012

(1) Where the erection of any building or the execution of any work has been commenced or is being carried on without, or contrary to, the approval referred to in section 427 or in contravention of any condition subject to which such sanction has been accorded or in contravention of any provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder, the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer may, in addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, by order, require the person at whose instance the building or the work has been commenced or is being carried on to stop the same forthwith.

(2)

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act or in any rules or regulations made thereunder, no owner of any building, and no person engaged in the construction of any building on behalf of the owner thereof, shall allow storage or stagnation of water in the site for the construction of such building and every such owner or every such person, as the case may be, shall completely empty all collections of such water at least once in a week;

(b) Where the construction of a building is carried on in contravention of the provisions of clause (a), the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer may, in addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, by order, in writing, require the person at whose instance such storage or stagnation of water in the site for the construction of the building is made, to stop forthwith any further construction of the building, and such order shall remain in force till the person as aforesaid complies with the requirements of the order as aforesaid, to the satisfaction of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer.

(3) If an order by the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer under clause (b) of sub-section (2) directing any person to stop the construction of any building is not complied with, the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer may take such measures as he deems fit or may require any police officer to remove such person and all his assistants and workmen from the premises within such time as may be specified by the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer, and the police officer shall comply with such requirement.

(4) If an order by the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer under section 436, or under sub-section (1) of this section, directing any person to stop the erection of any building or the execution of any work, is not complied with, the >kj[k.M xtV ¼vlk/kkj.k½] o`gLifrokj 9 Qjojh] 2012 634 Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer may take such measures as he deems fit or may require any police officer to remove such person and all his assistants and workmen from the premises within such time as may be specified by the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer, and the police officer shall comply with such requirements.

(5) No Court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceeding for injunction or other relief against the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to restrain him from taking any action or making any order in pursuance of the provisions of this section.

(6) On the compliance with the requirement under sub-section (5), the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer may, if he thinks fit, depute, by an order, in writing, a police officer or an officer or other employee of the municipality to watch the premises in order to ensure that the erection of the building or the execution of the work is not continued.

(7) Where a police officer or an officer or other employee of the municipality has been deputed under sub-section (6) to watch the premises, the cost of such deputation, to be determined by the municipality by regulations, shall be paid by the person at whose instance such erection or execution is being continued or to whom notice under sub-section (1) has been given, and shall be recoverable from such person as an arrear of tax under this Act.

Where this provision sits

ActJharkhand Municipal Act 2011
Section437
Marginal noteOrder of stoppage of building or work in certain cases
JurisdictionState of Jharkhand
StatusIn force as published by the source

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