State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994

22. Powers regarding naming of streets and numbering of buildings.- (1) A Gram Panchayat may- (a) cause a name to be given to a street by affixing it to or painting it on any building or otherwise in such position or manner as it may think fit; and (b) cause a number to be affixed to or painted on any building in such a position or manner as it may think fit. (2) The Gram Panchayat may require the owner or occupier of any building to paint thereon a number or itself cause such a number to be painted on any building. (3) Any person destroying, pulling down, defacing or altering any name plate of a street or number affixed to or painted on a building under sub-sections (1) and (2) or affixing to or painting on a building a different name or number from that affixed or painted by or under the order of the Gram Panchayat shall, on conviction, be liable to fine which may extend to 1[one hundred rupees]. The fine shall be recoverable in the prescribed manner.