Section 251 in Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980
251. Power to lay mains.
(1)The Corporation may lay a main, whether within or outside the local limits. of Kolkata,(a)in any street, and(b)with the consent of every owner or occupier of any land not forming part of a street, in, over or on that land, and may, from time to time, inspect, repair, alter or renew or may, at any time, remove any main so laid, whether under this section or otherwise:Provided that whether a consent required for the purpose of this sub-section is withheld, the Municipal Commissioner may, after giving the owner or the occupier of the land a written notice of his intention so to do, lay the main in, over or on that land even without such consent.(2)Whenever the Municipal Commissioner, in exercise of the powers under this section, lays a main in, over or on any land not forming part of a street, or inspects, repairs, alters, renews or removes a main so laid in, over or on any such land, he shall pay compensation to every person-interested in that land for any damage done thereto, or injurious affection of that land by reason of the laying, inspection, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of the main.
