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The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978

49 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, commencement and application
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — METRO RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION
  5. 3General Manager
  6. 4Constitution of Advisory Board
  7. III — ACQUISITION
  8. 5Proviso added by s. 7, ibid . (w.e.f. 15-5-1983)
  9. 6Power to acquire land, etc
  10. 7Publication of notification for acquisition
  11. 8Power to enter for survey, etc
  12. 9Hearing of objection
  13. 10Declaration of acquisition
  14. 11Power to take possession of acquired land, etc
  15. 12Right to enter into the land where right of user, etc., is vested in the Central Government
  16. 13Determination of amount payable for acquisition
  17. 14Deposit and payment of amount
  18. 15Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
  19. 15APower to inspect property under acquisition
  20. 16Competent authority and appellate authority
  21. 16APowers of the appellate authority
  22. 16BCompetent authority, etc., to have certain inherent powers
  23. 16CEnforcement of the orders of the competent authority and appellate authority
  24. 17Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply
  25. IV — CONSTRUCTION OF WORKS
  26. 18Functions of metro railway administration
  27. 19Powers of metro railway administration
  28. 20Development over metro alignment
  29. 21Power to prohibit or regulate construction of buildings and excavation
  30. 22Payment of amount for prohibition of construction, etc
  31. 23Power to underpin building or otherwise strengthen it
  32. 24Power to enter, etc
  33. 25Amount payable for damage, loss or injury
  34. 26Right to claim for damages
  35. V — INSPECTION OF METRO RAILWAY
  36. 27Appointment and duties of commissioner
  37. 28Powers of commissioners
  38. 29Facilities to be afforded to commissioner
  39. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  40. 30Surplus land to be sold or otherwise disposed of
  41. 31Notice of accidents and enquiries
  42. 32Power to alter the entries in the Schedule
  43. 33Prohibition of obstruction
  44. 34Local authorities to assist
  45. 35Prohibition of removal of marks
  46. 36Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 21
  47. 37General provision for punishment of offences
  48. 38Offences by companies
  49. 39Bar of jurisdiction
  50. 40Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments
  51. 41Protection of action taken in good faith
  52. 42Power to remove difficulties
  53. 43Application of the Indian Railways Act, 1890
  54. 44Power to make rules
  55. 45Saving