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P1euentzon of damage to and repazr of hzghUJa)' -(I) No person shall wdfully or negltgently cause or allow any vehicle or animal 1n h1s chat gc to cause any damage to any htghway £\planation -Fm the pUt poscc; of tlus scctton habttual parkmg of vehtclc fo1 1 cpan·s or fm any other pw pose, Jettmg animals to g1 aze on h1ghway and keeping ammah and poultry to stay on the h1ghway land shall be deemed to be acts C:lusmg damage to the highway. 128 (2) Where, in contravention ofsub-section (I), any damage has been caused to any h1ghway, the highway authorIty shall have the damage repatred and the expenses involved, together With fifteen per cent vverhead charges, shall, Without P• eJUdJce to any othe1· action that may be taken agamst the person responsible f01 the contravention, be recovered fi·om h1m m such manner as may be prescribed. 28 Acquisztton of land for hzghway -\\There any land is 1 equu ed for the execution of a highway scheme 01 for 1 emoval of any cnct oach- ment OJ for any pUl pose of this Act, the highway authoJ ny may acqmre such land, by fi ee su1 rendeJ by the owner of such land Ol' by purchase by negotiatiOn aftc1 followmg such p1ocedure as may be P' escrJ bed or by acqmsitiOn under the prov1s1ons of the Land AcquisitiOn Act, 1894 (Central Act l of 1894) .