Section 282: Acquisition of open land or of land occupied by platforms, etc. within regular line of street

If any land not vesting in the 1Corporation whether open or closed, lies within the regular line of a public street and is not occupied by a building, or if a platform, verandah, step, compound wall, hedge or fence or some other structure external to a building, abutting on a public street or a portion of a platform, verandah, step, compound wall, hedge, or fence or other such structure, is within the regular line of such street, the 2Municipal Commissioner may, after giving to the owner of the land or building not less than fourteen clear days written notice of his intention to do so, and after hearing any objection which may be filed during this time take possession on behalf of the 1Corporation of the said land within its enclosing wall, hedge or fence, if any, or of the said platform, verandah, step or other such structure as aforesaid which is within the regular line of the street and, if necessary, clear the same and the land so acquired, shall thenceforward be deemed a part of the public street :\br @s Provided that when the land or building is vested in the State Government or the Central Government, possession shall not be taken as aforesaid, without the previous sanction of the Government concerned and, when the land or building is vested in any 1Corporation constituted by any law for the time being in force, possession shall not be taken as aforesaid, without the previous sanction of the State Government.\br @s