Section 156(1) in The Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994
(1)Where the property in any dung vests in any person or class of persons other than the municipality, the municipality, required under the last preceding section, shall acquire, either permanently or for such period as it may deem fit, the rights or interests in the dung belonging to the aforesaid persons, on payment of such compensation as the municipality may consider reasonable and may assess the same in the manner hereinafter provided.