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....16. Section 2(8) of the said Act defines “encroachment” to mean:“2. (8) ‘encroachment’ means any unauthorised occupation of any highway or land where the...as permission had been granted by the State, the constructions made by way of arches cannot be construed to be an encroachment within the meaning of the provisions of the said Act..., prevention and removal of encroachment thereon, construction, maintenance and development of highways, and levy of betterment charges and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto...


Court: Supreme Court Of India
Date: Jul 31, 2009 Cited By: 55 Coram: 2
2

...definition of “encroachment” as given in Section 2(b) of 1964 Act has to be looked into, which specifies that encroachment means any occupation or use of any highway or part...-ordinate Bench on April 18, 2019 in W.P. No. 5117(W) of 2019, wherein it was held that the authorities, finding encroachment on the highway, issued notice under Section 10(1) of the 1964...


Court: Calcutta High Court
Date: Nov 28, 2019 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
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...), inserted by way of Act 3 of 1982, which says:2(1A)“encroachment” means unauthorized occupation of any public land and includes -(a) the erection of a building or any other...and whereunder the order as contained in Form-II, vide Annexure-3, said to have been passed in BPLE Case No. C-1 of 2019-20 under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 now...Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act, 2002 is under challenge.2. Mr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted by referring to certain paragraphs of...


Court: Jharkhand High Court
Date: Oct 16, 2019 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
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...has been in force. It defines encroachment as follows:—“(c) “encroachment” means unauthorised occupation of Government land or public land by way of putting temporary, semi-permanent or...means that except for the exceptions provided, (i.e, to complete or execute a project of public utility) no encroachment removal can be undertaken.11. In these circumstances, the Court is...encroachment of land acquired for the DDA in acres, zone-wise. However, the explanation offered was only in respect of 1398.53 acres of land of which possession was not given to DDA.5. On 7...


Court: Delhi High Court
Date: Nov 17, 2017 Cited By: 1 Coram: 2
5

...' is not defined. However, if the dictionary meaning is considered, the encroachment means unauthorized occupation of Government land or public land by way of putting temporary, semi-permanent or...permission from the forest department laid an underground pipeline to irrigate his field, has held that it is an encroachment on the government land and accordingly, the petitioner was disqualified...underground pipeline for water supply, cannot be considered as an encroachment over the government land. It is submitted that as far as permission from the forest department to lay underground pipeline is...


Court: Bombay High Court
Date: Mar 23, 2023 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
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...Encroachment encroachments. If no, kindly mention / explain the meaning of encroachments in context with given situation. The meaning of encroachment in broad / sense is to intrude on others territory where...this has not been done. The MCD have agreed that on receiving the permission from the DC (F), GoNCTD further action will in fact be taken. The MCD has clearly spelt out its concept of what encroachment...means. Appellant Dr. Kawatra has serious objections to such a definition. The conclusion that we must therefore come to is therefore that in the view of appellant Dr Kawatra the position held by the...


Court: Central Information Commission
Date: Mar 12, 2007 Cited By: 0
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...in fact be taken.The MCD has clearly spelt out its concept of what encroachment means.Appellant Dr. Kawatra has serious objections to such a definition. The conclusion...“Encroachment” encroachments. 9 If no, kindly mention/explain the meaning of encroachments in context with given situation. The meaning of encroachment in broad/sense is “to...


Court: Central Information Commission
Date: Jul 27, 2006 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
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...), inserted by way of Act 3 of 1982, which says:2(1A)“encroachment” means unauthorized occupation of any public land and includes—(a) the erection of a building or any other...Jharkhand) Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 (herein after referred to as “Act, 1956”), has not been followed.2. This Court, after hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, on 17.09.2019 has...the applicable law, which is liable to be followed by the collector, invoking under the provisions of the Act, 1956.5. The Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 has been enacted by...


Court: Jharkhand High Court
Date: Sep 24, 2019 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
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...28.01.1994 (Annexure-9), passed in Miscellaneous ( Encroachment) Appeal Case No. 30 of 1993, by respondent District Collector, Gaya, whereby direction has been issued for removal of...encroachment 1 from the public land bearing C.S. Plot No. 90 corresponding to Municipal Plot No. 4928 area 37 decimals....( Hereinafter referred to as the land in question) 3. For disposal of the present writ petition short facts essential would be that originally Encroachment Case No. 73/56...


Court: Patna High Court
Date: May 10, 2011 Cited By: 0
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.... Explanation: (i) For the purpose of this Chapter the expression 'encroachment" means every activity by a person or group of persons, without any lawful entitlement and with a view to illegally take...relevant particulars, thereafter Endowments Tribunal, on finding a prima facie case of encroachment, would take necessary steps of issuance of notice, etc,. 15. Section 84 of...Tribunal was described to be final not questionable before any Court of law. 16. Section 86 provided for penalty of offenses in connection with encroachment. Vide amendment Act in...


Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court
Date: Sep 18, 2026 Cited By: 0 Coram: 2
11

...property. Encroachment means an act which is wrongful and illegal or not permissible in law. That is how encroachment upon Government land or public property is understood. The term “public property” is...Circle Officer, Lasalgaon after spot inspection. The Circle Officer after the spot inspection has reported that the encroachment is on private open space. However, the encroachment is in a open space...which open space belongs to the Gram Panchayat, therefore, the encroachment is liable to be removed and that responsibility is of the Gram Panchayat.7. There is also letter of the...


Court: Bombay High Court
Date: Sep 4, 2012 Cited By: 5 Coram: 1
12

...the encroachment and deliver vacant possession of the land involved in the writ petition.2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is a tenant having a...of nine years by means of a registered document dated 30.11.1948 and pursuant to the sublease, the petitioner's father has applied to the Corporation, Madras for sanction plan out of own funds put up...offered the lease amount to 1 and 2nd respondents on various occasions. But they have refused to receive and rejected the same and also directed the petitioner to send the land rents by means of Demand...


Court: Madras High Court
Date: Jan 4, 2010 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
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...2(c), 2(i), 3 and 4 of the 2007 Act, read as under:- 2(c) "encroachment" means unauthorised occupation of Government land or public land by way of putting...temporary, semi-permanent or permanent structure for residential use or commercial use or any other use; 2(i) "unauthorised development" means use of land or use of...in contravention of the land use as permitted under the Master Plan or Zonal Plan or layout plan, as the case may be, and includes any encroachment. 3. Enforcement to...


Court: Delhi High Court
Date: Feb 5, 2018 Cited By: 1 Coram: 1
14

...Section 2(8) of Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, “encroachment” is defined as follows:“(8) “encroachment” means any unauthorised occupation of any highway or land...fence or other (obstruction or projection or make any encroachment) in or over any street (or any public place, the control of which is vested in the Corporation) ……..”19. Section 223 of...Act, no one has got right to build any wall or erect any fence or other obstruction or projection or make any encroachment in or over any street. Section 220, thus, prohibits obstruction or...


Court: Madras High Court
Date: Jan 8, 2013 Cited By: 5 Coram: 2
15

...Highways Act deserve extraction as well:“2. (f) ‘encroachment’ means any unauthorised occupation of any highway or part thereof, and includes an unauthorised...from their plot measuring 30 gunthas.7. Situated thus and being faced with imminent loss of their only means of livelihood, the appellants instituted Regular Civil Suit No...in them to retain the possession thereof. According to Mr Naphade, the appellants at best can be construed to be licensees sans any vested right and by no means can resist the steps taken by the...


Court: Supreme Court Of India
Date: Feb 22, 2016 Cited By: 38 Coram: 2
16

...1905). Encroachment means, unauthorised occupation of land and public land by way of putting temporary, or permanent structure for residential or commercial use or any other...implement the Encroachments Laws scrupulously, since the market value of the properties across the country are skyrocketing. 6. Encroachment of public properties result... 7. This Court already passed an order in W.P.No.4779 of 2015 dt.13.08.2018 and the relevant paragraphs are extracted hereunder:- "?11.ENCROACHMENT ? AS AN ISSUE...


Court: Madras High Court
Date: Feb 19, 2024 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
17

...convenience the definition of encroachment is set out hereinbelow:—Section 2(b): “(b) “encroachment” means any occupation or use of any highway or part thereof by any unauthorised person...force. State highways are governed under it. It provides, under Section 2(bb), by an amendment, to boot, as follows:—(bb) “Government road” means a road, vested in the Government, or...context otherwise requires), to mean, under Section 2(c) of the Act of 1964:—“highway” means—(1) any Government road, or(2) any other road, street, path, way...


Court: Calcutta High Court
Date: Jan 11, 2019 Cited By: 0 Coram: 1
18

.... Explanation : (i) For the purpose of this Chapter the expression encroachment means every activity by a person or group of persons.... Encroachment of land, building or any property belonging to a charitable or religious institution or endowment and the eviction of encroacher, (1) Notwithstanding anything to...the contrary contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, the encroachment of land, building or any property of a charitable or religious institution or endowment is prohibited...


Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court
Date: Jun 17, 2026 Cited By: 0 Coram: 2
19

...), 13 and 15 are quoted as below:“2(f) “encroachment” means occupation of a highway or part thereof for purposes other than traffic and any act which causes damage to the highway and...Highways Authority cannot be included. The definition is not inclusive definition but an exclusive definition which begins with the words ‘local authority means…’ The Town Vending Committee is...Section 1(4), a street vendor shall have right on such land, the answer obviously shall be no. It is relevant to note that in Section 2, definition clause, street vendor is defined, which means...


Court: Kerala High Court
Date: Oct 16, 2015 Cited By: 2 Coram: 2
20

...Government land or public property. Encroachment means an act which is wrongful and illegal or not permissible in law. That is how encroachment upon Government land or public property is understood...was continuing as member of the subject Gram Panchayat that any such encroachment was made. The construction has been made in the year 1996 and assessed from the year 2000. In such circumstances, there..., inasmuch as there is no construction or encroachment made on the Government land.10. Mr. Oak has relied upon the additional affidavit of the petitioner, in which affidavit a statement is made...


Court: Bombay High Court
Date: Nov 5, 2012 Cited By: 10 Coram: 1

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