No building shall be erected alongside any road 1[maintained by the Public Works or any other Department] within such distance from the centre of the road as may be specified by a general or special order of the 2[Chief Engineer] published in the *[Government Gazette] in respect of any such road or part thereof without the sanction in writing of the 2[Chief Engineer]. 3[x x x].
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1. Substituted by Act XXIII of Samvat 2011 for the words “maintained by the Public Works Department”.2. Substituted by Act XIV of 1970.
* Now Official Gazette.
3. Omitted by Act XIV of 1970.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · Definitions.Section 4 · The power of Chief Engineer to demolish a building erected.Section 4-A · Contravention to constitute offence and penaltySection 4-B · Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments.Section 5 · Compensation.Section 6 · Appeal.Section 7 · Limitation.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.