If the Highway Authority or any officer or servant is opposed or impeded * * * * in executing any work or in removing any encroachment under this Act, the Highway Authority or officer or servant concerned shall apply in Greater Bombay to the Commissioner of Police, and elsewhere, to the District Superintendent of Police or such Police Officer as the State Government may empower in this behalf, and the Commissioner, the District Superintendent or the officer so empowered shall enforce the surrender, removal or execution, as the case may be.
Section 37: Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police to enforce, surrender or remove any encroachment.
The Maharashtra Highways Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 55 of 1955
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maharashtra Highways Act. |
|---|---|
| Section | 37 |
| Marginal note | Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police to enforce, surrender or remove any encroachment. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
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- omitted, Mah. 37 of 1999. The words "in taking possession of any land or" were deleted by Mah. 37 of 1999, s. 8.
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