Manipur Municipalities Act,1994
Act No : 43
Section :
Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate toremove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government.
119. Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government.- Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 116 and 118, a District Magistrate or a Sub-Divisional. Magistrate shall, on being so required by the Government, order any person responsible for any obstruction or encroachment or projection as specified in sections 116 and 118 to remove or alter such obstruction or encroachment or projection within a period of not less than forty-eight hours and on non-compliance the District Magistrate, or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate as the case may be, shall remove such obstruction or encroachment or projection and realise the expenses, thereby incurred from the person concerned as fine in a Criminal Court: 44 Provided that in case the person or persons responsible for such obstruction, encroachment or projection is or are not known or cannot be found the procedure laid down in section 117 shall be followed.
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