Section 52: Penalty for unauthorised development or for use otherwise than in conformity with Development plan.
The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 37 of 1966
(1) Any person who, whether at his own instance or at the instance of any other person commences, undertakes or carries out development or institutes, or changes the use of any land-
(a) without permission required under this Act ; or
(b) which is not in accordance with any permission granted or in contravention of any condition subject to which such permission has been granted ;
(c) after the permission for development has been duly revoked ; or
(d) in contravention of any permission which has been duly modified,
shall, on conviction, [be punished with imprisonment for a term [which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence with a further daily fine which may extend to two hundred rupees]] for every day during which the offence continues after conviction for the first commission of the offence.
(2) Any person who continues to use or allows the use of any land or building in contravention of the provisions of a Development plan without being allowed to do so under section 45 or 47, or where the continuance of such use has been allowed under the section continues such use after the period for which the use has been allowed or without complying with the terms and conditions under which the continuance of such use is allowed, shall on conviction be punished [with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees]; and in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which such offence continues after conviction for the first commission of the offence.
Penalty for unauthorised development or for use otherwise than in conformity with Development plan.
Jurisdiction
State of Maharashtra
Status
In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it
3
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
substituted, Mah. 31 of 1983. These words were substituted for the words "be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees," by Mah. 31 of 1983, s. 3(a).
substituted, Mah. 10 of 1994. This portion was substituted for the portion beginning with the words "which may extend to three years" and ending with the words "one hundred rupees" by Mah. 10 of 1994, s. 8.
substituted, Mah. 31 of 1983. These words were substituted for the words "with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" by Mah. 31 of 1983, s. 3(b).
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