State Act

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.

402. (1) No person shall, except with the written permission of the Commissioner — (a) place or deposit upon any street, or upon any open channel drain or well in any street or in any public place, any stall, chair, bench, box, 322[ladder, bale, building materials, building debris or other things] whatsoever so as to form an obstruction thereto or encroachment thereon; (b) project, at a height of less than twelve feet from the surface of the street, any board or chair, beyond the line of the plinth of any building over any street; (c) attach to, or suspend from, any wall or portion of a building abutting on a street, at a lower height than aforesaid anything whatever. 323[(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both. (3) Any thing placed or deposited in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) may be seized by the Commissioner or any other person duly authorised by him in this behalf, and on conviction for an offence under sub-section (2) the Court may also pass such order as it thinks fit respecting the disposal of such thing including confiscation of such thing.]