(1) The Highways authority of any division may, by notification, in relation to any highway or any area in that division, where the construction or development of a highway is undertaken or proposed to be undertaken, fix--
(a) the highway boundary, building line, or control line; or
(b) the highway boundary and the building line; and
(c) the building line and the control line:
Provided that before the publication of the notification under this sub-section, a draft of the said notification shall be published inviting objections, if any, on the proposed fixation.
(2) The draft of the notification under sub-section (1) shall contain--
(a) all details of lands situated between the highway boundary line and control line proposed to be fixed and in the case of new works, the lands and persons benefitted by the construction or development of such highway, and .
(b) notice requiring all persons likely to be affected by such notification, to make their objections or suggestions, if any, in writing, with respect to the issue of such a notification, to the Highways authority within such period as may be prescribed.
(3) After considering the representation. If any, received under sub-section (2), the Highways authority may, with the approval of the State Highways Authority-
(i) drop the proposal to fix the highway boundary, the building line or the control line; or
(ii) publish the final notification under sub-section(1) with such modifications as may be considered necessary.
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(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), the Government may, in consultation with the State Highways Authority, having regard to the situation or the requirements of any highway or the condition of the area through which such highway passes, --
(a) fix different building line and control line for such highway; or
(b) refrain from fixing the building line or control line for such highway or portion thereof.
9. On or after the date of the publication of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 8 in relation to any highway or any area, no person shall in such highway or in such area, in respect of any land lying between the highway boundary and the building line or between the building line and the control line, as the case may be.-
(a) erect any building or make or extend any excavation or carry out any mining or other operation in, or over such land or make any material change in the use of, or construct, form, or layout any works on such land; or
(b) construct, form or layout any means of access to or from such highway, except with the written permission of the Highways authority and in accordance with such terms and conditions, as may be specified in such permission.
10. Nothing contained in section 9 shall apply to -
(a) the erection of any building or the making or extension of any excavation or the carrying out of any mining or other operation or the making of any material change or the construction, formation or laying out of any means of access or of works already commenced, or
(b) any excavation or works necessary for the repairs, renewal, enlargement or maintenance of any sewer, drain, electric line, pipe, duct or other apparatus made or extended or constructed, formed or laid out in, or over, or under, any land, before the date of the publication of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 8.
11. When any building or part thereof erected before the date of the publication of the notification under sub-section (I) of section 8 is lying between the highway boundary and the building line, the Highways authority may, whenever any such building or part thereof, either entirely, or in greater part, is taken down or burnt down or has fallen down, by notice, require the owner or occupier of such building or part thereof, when re-erected, to be set back to the building line or control line.
12. If the Highways authority is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the interest of public safety or convenience of traffic, it may, by notification, and from a date to be specified therein, regulate or divert any existing right of access to a highway across any land lying between the highway boundary and control line:
Provided that the existing right of access shall not be diverted until alternative access has been given:
Provided further that where any existing right of access is diverted, the point at which alternative access to the highway is given shall not be unreasonably away from the existing point of access.