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Section 22

The Manipur Highways Act, 1979State Act of Manipur · Act 15 of 1979

(1) Where the person on whom* notice to remove an encroachment has been served under sub-section (1) of Section 21, lays claim that the land in respect of which encroachment has been alleged is his property or that he has acquired aprescriptive right over it by virtue of adverse possession, he shall within the time limit prescribed in the notice for the removal of the encroachment, file a suit in a competent civil court and also get an injuction on the highway authority to desist from taking further action in the matter till the suit has been diSposed of.

(2) When such an injuction has been issued, the highway authority or the authorised officer shall suspend further action until the suit filed by the person has been disposed of.

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ActThe Manipur Highways Act, 1979
Section22
JurisdictionState of Manipur
StatusIn force as published by the source

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