State Act
Section 30. Restoration of Property to original state where it is dealt with in contravention of section 9.
The Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001
30. (1) Where any person has erected any building or made or extended any excavation or carried out any mining or other operation or made any material change in the use of land, or constructed, formed or laid out any work of means of access or any other acts in contravention of section 9 or in contravention of any of the terms and conditions of the permission granted under sub-section (2) of section 26, the 'Highways authority may, by order, require such person to restore the land or building to its original condition or to bring the land or building in conformity with the terms and conditions specified in such permission, within such period as may be specified in the order. (2) If such person fails to comply with such order within the period specified in the order, the Highways authority may itself take such measures as appear to it to be necessary to give effect to the order and recover the cost thereof from such person as an arrear of land revenue.