The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966.

State Act of Maharashtra · Act 37 of 1966193 provisions34 citing judgments

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• Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
• Section 2 Definitions.2 citing judgments
• Section 3 Establishment of Region and alteration of its limits.1 citing judgment
• Section 4 Constitution of Regional Planning Boards.
• Section 5 Terms of office and conditions of service of members.
• Section 6 Resignation of members.
• Section 7 Vacancies.
• Section 8 Powers and duties of Board.
• Section 9 Meetings of Regional Board, etc.
• Section 10 Consultation or association with experts; Regional Planning Committee.
• Section 11 Power of Regional Board to appoint staff.1 citing judgment
• Section 12 Expenses of Regional Board.
• Section 13 Survey of Region and preparation of Regional plan.
• Section 14 Contents of Regional plan.
• Section 15 Submission of Regional plan to State Government for approval.
• Section 16 Procedure to be followed in preparing and approving Regional plans.
• Section 17 Publication of Regional plan and date of its operation.
• Section 18 Restriction on change of user of land or development thereof.
• Section 19 Exclusion of claims for compensation for injurious affection.
• Section 20 Revision or modification of Regional plan.
• Section 21 Development plan.
• Section 22 Contents of Development plan.
• Section 22A Modification of a substantial nature.
• Section 23 Declaration of intention to prepare Development plan.
• Section 24 Town Planning Officer.
• Section 25 Provision for survey and preparation of existing-land-use map.
• Section 26 Preparation and publication of notice of draft Development plan.
• Section 27 Provision of Regional plan to be considered.
• Section 28 Objections to draft Development plan.1 citing judgment
• Section 30 Submission of draft Development plan.
• Section 31 Sanction to draft Development plan.1 citing judgment
• Section 32 Interim Development plan.
• Section 33 Plans for areas of Comprehensive development.
• Section 34 Preparation of Development plan for additional area.
• Section 35 Development plans sanctioned by State Government before commencement of this Act.1 citing judgment
• Section 36 Development plan prepared prior to this Act.
• Section 37 Minor modification of final Development plan.1 citing judgment
• Section 37A Power of State Government or Planning Authority to permit temporary change of user.
• Section 38 Revision of Development plan.
• Section 39 Variation of town planning scheme by the Development plan.
• Section 40 Special Planning Authority for developing certain notified areas.
• Section 41 Expenses of Special Planning Authority to be met by contribution by local authorities.
• Section 42 Implementation of plans.
• Section 42A Declaration of development area.
• Section 42B Exclusion of whole or part of development area from operation of Act.
• Section 42C Constitution of Area Development Authority.
• Section 42D Appointment of Government Company, etc., as Area Development Authority.
• Section 42E Control by Metropolitan Planning Committee and District Planning Committee.
• Section 42F Powers and functions of Area Development Authority.
• Section 42G Expenses of Area Development Authority.
• Section 43 Restrictions on development of land.
• Section 44 Application for permission for development.1 citing judgment
• Section 45 Grant or refusal of permission.
• Section 46 Provisions of Development plan to be considered before granting permission.
• Section 47 Appeal.1 citing judgment
• Section 48 Lapse of permission.
• Section 49 Obligation to acquire land on refusal of permission or on grant of permission in certain cases.1 citing judgment
• Section 50 Deletion of reservation of designated land for interim draft of final Development plan.
• Section 51 Power of revocation and modification of permission to development.
• Section 52 Penalty for unauthorised development or for use otherwise than in conformity with Development plan.3 citing judgments
• Section 52A Provisions relating to certain developments as compounded structure.1 citing judgment
• Section 53 Power to require removal of unauthorised development.4 citing judgments
• Section 54 Power to stop unauthorised development.4 citing judgments
• Section 55 Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised temporary development summarily.
• Section 56 Power to require removal of unauthorised development or use.
• Section 56A. Punishment for failure to take action against unauthorised construction.
• Section 58 Development undertaken on behalf of Government.
• Section 59 Preparation and contents of town planning scheme.
• Section 60 Power of Planning Authority to resolve on declaration of intention to make scheme.
• Section 61 Making and publication of draft scheme by means of notice.
• Section 62 Inclusion of additional area in draft scheme.
• Section 63 Power of State Government to require Planning Authority to make scheme.
• Section 64 Contents of draft scheme.
• Section 65 Reconstituted plot.
• Section 66 Compensation for discontinuance of use.
• Section 67 Objections to draft scheme to be considered.
• Section 68 Power of State Government to sanction draft scheme.
• Section 68A Effect of sanction of draft scheme.
• Section 69 Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration for town planning scheme.
• Section 70 Power of State Government to suspend rule, bye-law, etc.
• Section 71 Disputed ownership.
• Section 72 Arbitrator; his powers and duties.
• Section 73 Certain decisions of Arbitrator to be final.
• Section 74 Appeal.
• Section 75 Constitution of Tribunal of Appeal.
• Section 76 Arbitrator to assist Tribunal in advisory capacity and his remuneration.
• Section 77 Place where Tribunal may sit.
• Section 78 Decision of questions of law and other questions.
• Section 79 Powers of Tribunal to decide matter finally.
• Section 80 Tribunal not to be Court.
• Section 81 Remuneration of Arbitrator and Assesors and payment of incidental expenses of Tribunal.
• Section 82 Dicisions of Arbitrator to be final in certain matters.
• Section 83 Possession of land in advance of town planning scheme.
• Section 84 Commissioner of Police or Magistrate to enforce delivery of possession of land.
• Section 85 Owner of land of which possession is taken entitled to interest.
• Section 86 Sanction by State Government to preliminary or final scheme.
• Section 87 Withdrawal for scheme.
• Section 88 Effect of preliminary scheme.
• Section 89 Power of Planning Authority to evict summarily
• Section 90 Power to enforce scheme.
• Section 91 Power to vary scheme on ground of error, irregularity or informality.1 citing judgment
• Section 92 Power to vary town planning scheme.
• Section 93 Apportionment of cost of scheme withdrawn or not sanctioned.
• Section 94 Right to appear by recognised agent.
• Section 95 Power to compel attendance of witnesses.
• Section 96 Joint development plans and joint town planning schemes.
• Section 97 Cost of scheme.
• Section 98 Calculation of increment.
• Section 99 Contribution towards cost of scheme.
• Section 100 Certain amount to be added to or deducted from contribution leviable from person.
• Section 101 Transfer of right from original to reconstituted plot or extinction of such right.
• Section 102 Compensation in respect of property or right injuriously affected by scheme.
• Section 103 Exclusion or limitation of compensation in certain cases.
• Section 104 Provision for cases in which amount payable to owner exceeds amount due from him.
• Section 105 Provision for case in which value of developed plot is less than amount payable by owner.
• Section 106 Payment by adjustment of account.
• Section 107 Payment of net amount due to Planning Authority.
• Section 108 Power of Planning Authority to make agreement.
• Section 109 Recovery of arrears.
• Section 110 Disposal of surplus amount.
• Section 111 Execution of works in final scheme by Planning Authority.
• Section 112 Penalty for removal of boundary stones.
• Section 113 Designation of site for new town.
• Section 113A Power of State Government to acquire land for Corporation or Company declared to be New Town Development Authority.
• Section 114 Objects of Development Authority.
• Section 115 Planning and control of development in new towns.
• Section 116 Acquisition of land by Development Authority constituted under section 113 (2).
• Section 117 Obligation to purchase designated land.
• Section 118 Disposal of land by Development Authority.
• Section 119 Directions by State Government for disposal of land.
• Section 120 Power to make agreement for provision of services.
• Section 121 Contributions by Development Authority towards expenditure of local authorities and statutory authority.
• Section 122 Advances and payments by State Government to Development Authorities.
• Section 122A Power of Development Authority to borrow and to accept deposits.
• Section 123 Transfer of undertaking of Development Authority.
• Section 124 Combination and transfer of Development Authorities.
• Section 124A Levy of development charge.
• Section 124B Classification of user of lands and buildings, rates of development charge and procedure for levy thereof.
• Section 124C Development charge to be brought into force as specified by Government.
• Section 124D Local publication of notification relating to development charge with notice.
• Section 124E Assessment and recovery of development charge.
• Section 124F Exemptions.
• Section 124G Appeal.
• Section 124H Procedure for filing appeal.
• Section 124I Interest on amount of enhanced assessment or of refund.
• Section 124J Development Fund.
• Section 124K Stoppage of work of development and penalty.
• Section 124K-1 Provisions of sections 124A to 124K also to apply in certain cases.
• Section 124L Chapter to have overriding effect, but shall be in addition to existing local authority laws.
• Section 125 Compulsory acquisition of land needed for purposes of Regional plan, Development plan or Town planning schemes, etc.
• Section 126 Acquisition of land required for public purposes specified in plans.5 citing judgments
• Section 127 Lapsing of reservations.4 citing judgments
• Section 128 Power of State Government to acquire lands for purpose other than the one for which it is designated in any plan or scheme.
• Section 129 Possession of land in case of urgency.
• Section 130 Funds.
• Section 131 Budget.
• Section 132 Accounts and Audit of Regional Board.
• Section 132A Accounts and Audit of Special Planning Authority and Development Authority.
• Section 133 Submission of report.
• Section 134 Pension and provident funds.
• Section 135 Power of entry.
• Section 136 Service of notice, etc.
• Section 137 Public notice how to be made known.
• Section 138 Notices, etc., to fix reasonable time.
• Section 139 Authentication of orders and documents.
• Section 140 Offences by companies.
• Section 141 Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark.
• Section 142 Sanction of prosecution.
• Section 143 Compounding of offences.
• Section 144 Jurisdiction of courts.
• Section 145 Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties.
• Section 146 Members and officers to be public servants.
• Section 147 Protection of action taken in good faith.
• Section 148 Registration of documents, plan or map in connection with final plan or scheme not required.
• Section 148A Exclusion of time in certain cases.
• Section 149 Finality of orders.1 citing judgment
• Section 150 Validation of acts and proceedings.
• Section 151 Power to delegate.
• Section 152 Powers of Planning Authority or Development Authority to be exercised by certain officers.
• Section 153 Power of Planning Authority to borrow money for Development Plan or for making or executing town planning scheme.
• Section 154 Control by State Government.
• Section 155 Returns and information.
• Section 156 Effect of laws.
• Section 157 Power to make agreements.
• Section 157A Authentication of plans and scheme and custody thereof.
• Section 158 Power to make rules.
• Section 159 Power to make regulations.
• Section 159A Special provisions relating to New Town Development Authority and Special Planning Authority.
• Section 160 Dissolution of Regional Planning Board, Special Planning Authority and New Town Development Authority.
• Section 161 Vesting of property and rights of local authority ceasing to exist or ceasing to have jurisdiction.
• Section 162 State Government or persons appointed by it may exercise power or perform duty conferred or imposed on Planning Authority and disbursement of expenses.
• Section 163 Special provision in case of dissolution, etc., of Corporation or Zilla Parishad, etc.
• Section 165 Repeal and saving.