The Karnataka Highways Act, 1964
State Act of Karnataka · Act 44 of 196480 provisions1 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the restriction of ribbon development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachment thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 44 of 1964 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 80 |
| Subjects | property, transport |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent, application and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Appointment of Highway Authorities
- Section 5 Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
- Section 6 Officers and servants of Highway Authority
- Section 7 Power to fix boundary of building and control lines of Highways
- Section 8 Map to be prepared and maintained
- Section 9 Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines
- Section 10 Appeal
- Section 11 Exemptions for works in progress, etc
- Section 12 Setting back of buildings to building line or control line
- Section 13 Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
- Section 14 Powers of Highway Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys
- Section 15 Acquisition of land or right or interest in land
- Section 16 Land required to be marked and measured
- Section 17 Public notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition
- Section 18 Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest
- Section 19 Taking possession of land
- Section 19A Power of the State Government to enter into agreement for development and maintenance of Highways
- Section 19B Punishment for mischief by injury to highway
- Section 20 Lands forming part of Highway deemed to be Government property
- Section 21 Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway
- Section 22 Power to cancel permit
- Section 23 Prevention of encroachment
- Section 24 Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23
- Section 25 Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment
- Section 26 Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation
- Section 27 Determination of amount of compensation by agreement
- Section 28 Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement
- Section 29 No compensation if similar restriction in force under any other law or if compensation already received
- Section 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
- Section 31 Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access
- Section 32 Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees, etc
- Section 33 No compensation for unauthorised erections
- Section 34 No compensation for removal of encroachment
- Section 35 Reference against the award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28
- Section 36 Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44
- Section 37 District Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment
- Section 38 Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of Civil Court
- Section 39 Payment of compensation awarded
- Section 40 Payment by adjustment
- Section 41 Notice to owners and persons interested
- Section 42 Inquiry and order
- Section 43 Increase in value and betterment charges
- Section 44 Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42
- Section 45 Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference
- Section 46 Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue
- Section 47 Payment of betterment charges
- Section 48 Relinquishment of or exchange of land in lieu of payment of betterment charges
- Section 48A Levy of toll
- Section 49 Prevention of obstruction of view of persons using any highway
- Section 50 Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe
- Section 51 Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways
- Section 52 Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
- Section 53 Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway
- Section 54 Prevention and rectification of damaged highway
- Section 55 Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc
- Section 56 Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting any building, etc
- Section 57 Unauthorised occupation of highway
- Section 58 Causing damage to highways
- Section 58A Entry to bridges etc., without paying toll
- Section 59 General provision for punishment of offences
- Section 60 Power to compound offences
- Section 61 Revision
- Section 62 Powers and duties of police
- Section 63 Duties of village officials
- Section 64 Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes
- Section 65 Summary eviction
- Section 66 Inquiries
- Section 67 Registration of map made under section 8 not required
- Section 68 Certain persons to be public servants
- Section 69 Bar of jurisdiction
- Section 70 Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
- Section 71 Service of notices and bills
- Section 72 Power to make rules
- Section 73 Savings
- Section 74 Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
- Section 75 Building and control lines along National Highways
- Section 76 Repeal
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