State Act

the Himachal Pradesh Land Development Act, 1973

This Act was repealed on 6 November 2019 by the Himachal Pradesh Repealing Act, 2019 (11 of 2019), s.2 and Schedule; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

10. Works to be carried out by Government at owner’s expense.- (1) Where under the scheme any work is to be carried out on any land at the expense of the owner or owners thereof, and such owner, or any one of such owners, is willing to carry out the work, he may give notice to that effect in writing to the Deputy Commissioner within sixty days of the coming into force of the scheme. (2) On receipt of such notice the Deputy Commissioner shall furnish the owner with full details of the work and fix the date before which the owner shall carry out the work. (3) If the owner fails to carry out the work to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner before the date fixed by him or if the owner at any time informs the Deputy Commissioner in writing of his inability to do so, the Deputy Commissioner may get the work carried out by the Gram Panchayat or such other agency as he thinks fit and the expenses incurred in carrying out the work may be recovered from the owner as arrears of land revenue. (4) Where any work is carried out in pursuance of this section by one or more of several owners, the other owners shall be liable to contribute towards the expenses incurred by him or them such amount as the committee may determine.