Section 54 in Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1974
54. Order of demolition of building.
(1)Where any development or erection of a building has been commenced or is being carried on or has been completed in contravention of the Regional Plan, Master Plan or Zonal Development Plan or without the permission, approval or sanction referred to in sections 35, 36, 37 or in contravention of any conditions subject to which such permission, approval or sanction has been granted, any officer of the Authority empowered, by it in this behalf may in addition to prosecution that may be instituted under this Act, make an order briefly stating the reasons therefor directing that such erection or development work shall be removed by demolition, filling or otherwise by the owner thereof or by the person at whose instance the erection or development work has been commenced or is being carried out or has been completed within a period of thirty days from the date on which a copy of the order of removal has been delivered to the owner or that person, as may be specified in the order, and on his failure to comply with the order, any officer of the Authority may remove or cause to be removed the erection or development work and the expenses of such removal shall be recovered from the owner or the person at whose instance the erection or development was commenced or was being carried out or was completed, as arrears of land revenue :Provided that no such order shall be made unless the owner or the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the order should not be made.(2)Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-section (1) may appeal to a Tribunal constituted under this Act against that order within thirty days from the date thereof; and the Tribunal may after hearing the parties to the appeal either allow or dismiss the appeal or reverse or vary the order or any part thereof.(3)The decision of the Tribunal on the appeal and subject only to such decision the order under sub-section (1) shall be final and conclusive.(4)The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other provisions relating to demolition of buildings contained in any other law for the time being in force.
