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Section 169

Power to Stop Unauthorized Development

(b) where the notice requires the demolition or alteration of any building or works or carrying out of any building or other operations, itself cause the restoration of the land to its condition before the development took place and secure compliance with the conditions of the permission or with the permission as modified by taking such steps as the Municipality may consider necessary including demolition or alteration of any building or works or carrying out of any building or other operation; and recover the amount of any expenses incurred by it in this behalf from the owner as arrears of land revenue. (6) Any person prosecuted under clause (a) of sub-section (5) 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 two hundred rupees for every day during which such offence continues after conviction for the first commission of the offence.conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and when the non-compliance is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the date of the service of the notice during which the non-compliance has continued or continues. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, where any person continues to carry out unauthorized development after receiving a notice under sub-section (1), the Municipality or any officer authorized by it in this behalf, shall, in addition to any prosecution or other proceedings or action that may be initiated under this Act, have the power to require any police officer to remove the person by whom the erection of the building has been continued and all his assistants and workmen from the place of the unauthorized development within such time as may be specified in the requisition and such police officer shall comply with the requisition accordingly. In addition to such removal of persons, the Municipality may also confiscate such construction materials, tools etc. which such person was using for unauthorized development. (4) After a requisition order under sub-section (3) has been complied with, any person or his assistants and workmen subsequently continuing unauthorized development shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in case of continuing offence, with a further fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day during which such offence continues after the conviction for the first commission of the offence. (5) No compensation shall be claimed by any person for any damage which he may sustain in consequence of the discontinuation of the unauthorized development under this Act.