Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
No erection, etc. by any person or entity without permission of Regional development authority.- (1) No person or entity shall erect or occupy any building or structure in the Special Investment Region in contravention of any building norms made by the Regional development authority. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, for the time being in force, no person or entity shall erect or occupy any building or structure within the Special Investment Region, except with the previous permission of the Regional development authority. (3) A person desiring to undertake building operations or erection or occupation of any building or structure in the Special Investment Region referred to in sub-section (2), shall seek prior permission of the Regional Development Authority in such manner, as may be specified in regulations. (4) The Regional development authority may, after making such inquiry as it deems necessary, grant permission on such conditions, as it may be specified in regulations or refuse to grant such permission. (5) (a) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Regional development authority under sub-section (4) may, within thirty days from the date of decision, may prefer an appeal before the Dispute Resolution Forum constituted under section 26, in such manner as may be specified by regulations; (b) The Dispute Resolution Forum, after hearing the Regional development authority and the aggrieved person and considering all relevant facts, may accept or reject the appeal filed under sub-section (5) or modify the decision taken by the Regional development authority; (c) In case of rejection of appeal or modification of the decision of Regional development authority under clause (b), the aggrieved person may prefer second appeal to the Dispute Settlement Mechanism set up under section 27, within thirty days from the date of decision of the Dispute Resolution Forum in the manner specified by regulations; and (d) The Dispute Settlement Mechanism, after hearing the Regional development authority and the aggrieved person, may accept or reject the appeal. The decision taken by the Dispute Settlement Mechanism shall be final and binding on the parties. (6) In case, any person does anything contrary to the decision given under sub-section (4) or (5), the Regional development authority shall have power to pull down, demolish or remove any erection made contrary to such decision and recover the cost of such pulling down, demolition or removal from the person concerned.