State Act

The Gujarat Town Planning And Urban Development Act, 1976

48. (1) The appropriate authority shall, within 2[three months] from the date of the publication of the draft scheme in the Official Gazette, submit the draft scheme with any modifications that may have been made therein under section 47 together with the objections which may have been communicated to it, to the State Government for sanction. (2) After receiving the draft scheme and after making such inquiry as it may think fit, the State Government may, within 3[three months] from the date of its receipt, by notification, sanction such scheme with or without modifications or subject to such conditions as it may thinks fit to impose or refuse to sanction it.4[However the State Government may, if deemed fit, by notification in the official Gazette, return the scheme to the appropriate authority to carry out such modification as may be directed, including the direction to include or exclude any land in question in the scheme. The appropriate authority Shall comply with the directions of the State Government and shall, after following the procedure as laid down under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or both of section 42, submit the scheme within the specfied time limit to the State Government.] (3) If the State Government sanctions such scheme, it shall in such notification state at what place and time the draft scheme shall be open for the inspection of the public.