State Act

The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.

202. Power to require sufficient drainage of houses.— (1) If any building or land be at any time undrained, or not drained to the satisfaction of the Chief Officer, the Chief Officer, subject to 1[the control of the President,] may by written notice call upon the owner to construct or lay from such building or land a drain or pipe of such size and materials, at such level, and with such fall as he may think necessary for the drainage of such building or land into— (a) some drain or sewer, if there be a suitable drain or sewer within fifty feet of any part of such building or land; or (b) a covered cesspools to be provided by such owner and approved by the Chief Officer. (2) The Chief Officer may, subject to 2[the control of the President,] by written notice require any courtyard alley or passage between two or more buildings to be paved by the owners of such building with such materials and in such manner as he may direct. (3) Whoever fails to comply with the notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 3[one thousand rupees], and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to 4[one hundred rupees] for every day after the first during which such offence continues.