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The Telangana Railways, Government Irrigation Sources and other Public Buildings Protection Act, 1321 Fasli.

Telangana
Act number
1 of 1321
Department
Revenue
Enacted
7 Jul 1321

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22 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, commencement and extent.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Collector and Superintending Engineer may inspect irrigation sources.
  4. Section 4When Collector considers necessary to have any work executed to protect any railway, Government irrigation sources or public building, he shall cause plan and estimate of proposed work to be prepared.
  5. Section 5Collector to send plan and estimate to landholder concerned with order to execute work or show cause why he should not execute it.
  6. Section 6Collector may cancel or modify order.
  7. Section 7If order is upheld, Collector to call upon landholder by notice to execute work.
  8. Section 8Persons concerned may submit objections to Collector as to nature of proposed work.
  9. Section 9If landholder fails to execute work, Collector shall report the matter to Government who may direct execution thereof.
  10. Section 10After execution of work, memorandum for payment of cost thereof to be served on landholder.
  11. Section 11Procedure in case of emergency.
  12. Section 12Collector to decide amount to be paid by landholder.
  13. Section 13Collector may appoint punch to determine liability of landholder.
  14. Section 14If landholder fails to pay amount, Collector may recover it as arrears of land revenue.
  15. Section 15Compensation to landholder for loss caused by execution of work.
  16. Section 16Collector may appoint “Punch” to settle compensation.
  17. Section 17If landholder is dissatisfied with compensation awarded he may have arbitrator appointed.
  18. Section 18Notice, how to be served.
  19. Section 19Procedure when Collector is of opinion that portion of cost should be borne by the local authority or Government.
  20. Section 20When Collector considers work in respect of any irrigation source under control of Government should be executed for protection of railway, Government Irrigation sources or public building, he shall report to Government.
  21. Section 21Damage not to be claimed for breach of this Act.
  22. Section 22Government may confer upon Deputy or Assistant Collector powers of Collector.