Section 183. Punishment for encroachment or overhanging structure over street.

(1) Whoever, without the written permission of the municipality, makes any immovable encroachment on or under any street, on, over or under any sewer, or water course, or erects or re-erects any immovable overhanging structure projecting into a street at any point above the said ground level, shall be punishable with a fine which shall not be less than one hundred rupees and more than one thousand rupees. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the municipality may, by notice, call upon any person who has committed a breach of the provisions contained in the said sub-section to stop the unauthorised construction forthwith and to remove or alter such immovable encroachment or overhanging structure as aforesaid within a period of seven days and if such person fails to show cause to the satisfaction of the municipality within the said period of seven days, the municipality may itself take such measures as may appear to it to be necessary to give effect to the order and the cost of such measures shall, if not paid on demand being made to him, be recoverable from such person as arrears of land revenue.