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J. Period with in which Secretary is to grant or refuse to grant permission to execute work. - Within thirty days after the date of receipt of an application made under section 235F for permission to execute any work or of any information or of document or further information or documents required under any rules or bye-laws, made under this Act, the Secretary shall by an order in writing either grant or refuse to grant such permission on any of the grounds mentioned in section 235L and shall intimate the fact to the applicant in writing: Provided that the said period of thirty days shall not commence until the site has been approved under section 235 I. 235 K. Reference to village Panchayat where Secretary makes delay in granting or refusing approval or permission. - (1) Where, within the period specified in section 235 I or 235 J, as the case may be, the Secretary has neither given nor refused approval of a building site, or permission to execute any work, as the case may be, the Village Panchayat shall be bound on the written request of the applicant, to determine whether such approval or permission should be given or not. (2) Whether the village panchayat does not, with in one month from the date of receipt of such written request, determine whether such approval or permission should be given or not, such approval or permission shall be deemed to have been given, and the applicant may proceed to execute the work. But it shall not be so as to contravene any of the provision of this Act or any rules or bye-laws made thereunder. 235 L. Grounds on which approval of building site or permission to construct or reconstruct a building may be refused. - (1) The grounds on which approval of site or permission to construct or re-construct a building shall be refused are the following namely: - (1) that the work or use of the site of the work or any of the particulars comprised in the site plan, ground plan, elevations, sections or specifications would contravene any law, or any order, rule, declarations, or bye-law made under any law; (ii) that application for the permission does not contain the particulars or is not prepared in the manner required by any rule or bye-law made under the Act; (iii) that may of the documents specified in section 235 F has not been signed as required by rules or bye-laws made under this Act; (iv) that any information or document required by the Secretary under rules or bye-laws made under this Act has not been duly furnished; (v) that the proposed building would be an encroachment upon a land belonging to the Government or the Village Panchayat; or (vi) that the land is under acquisition proceedings. (2) No application for approval of a building site or for permission to construct or reconstruct a building shall be refused with out stating the reasons for such refusal. 235 M. Lapse of Permission. - Where the construction or reconstruction of a building is not completed within the period specified in the permission, the permission shall lapse unless an application for extension of time is made before the expiry of the period specified. 235 N. Power of Secretary to require alteration in work. - (1) Where it comes to the notice of the Secretary that, a work - (a) is not in accordance with the plans or specifications approved, or (b) is in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rule, bye-law, order of declaration made there under, he may, by notice, require the person for whom such work is done, - (i) to make such alteration as may be specified in the said notice to bring the work in conformity with the plans or specification approved or the provisions so contravened; or (ii) to show cause why such alteration should not be made, within such period as may be specified in the notice: Provided that any construction made in deviation from such approved plan or specifications may not be required to be altered unless it contravenes any specifications or provisions mentioned in this Act or building rules made thereunder. (2) Where such person does not show cause as aforesaid, he shall be bound to make the alterations specified in such notice. (3) Where such person shows sufficient cause as aforesaid, the Secretary shall, by order confirm, modify or cancel the notice issued under sub-section (1). 235 O. Stoppage of construction or reconstruction endangering human life. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the foregoing provisions in this chapter, the Secretary may, at any time, stop the construction or reconstruction of any building if, in his opinion, the work in progress is dangerous to human life. 235 P. Application to construct or re-construct huts. - (1) Every person who proposes to construct or re-construct a hut in any land lying adjacent to the roads referred to in clause (b) of section 220, with in a Village Panchayat area shall send to the Secretary, - (a) a site plan of the land, and (b) an application for permission to execute the work. (2) Every application and plan under sub-section (1) shall contain such particulars and be prepared in such manner as required by the rules or bye-laws made under this Act. 235 Q. Prohibition of commencement of work without permission. - No person shall, commence the construction or re-construction of a hut without permission in any land referred to in section 235 P. 235 R Period within which Secretary is to grant or refuse to grant permission to execute the work. - The Secretary shall within fourteen days after the date of receipt of an application under section 235 P, or any information or plan or further information or fresh plan required under the rules or bye-laws made under this Act, by an order in writing either grant the permission or refuse the permission on any of the grounds mentioned in section 235T. 235 S. Reference to Village Panchayat where Secretary causes delay in passing orders. - (1) Where with in the period specified in section 235 R the Secretary has neither granted nor refused to grant permission to construct or re-construct a hut, the Village Panchayat shall be bound on the written request of the applicant to determine whether such permission should be granted or not. (2) Where the Village Panchayat does not, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such written request, determine whether such permission should be granted or not, such permission shall be deemed to have been granted and the applicant may proceed to execute the work but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or bye laws made there under. 235 T. Grounds on which permission to construct or re-construct hut may be refused. - (1) The grounds on which permission to construct or re-construct a hut may be refused are the following, namely: - (1) that the work or use of the site for the work would contravene the provisions of any law or any order, rule, bye-law or declaration made under, such law; (ii) that the application for permission does not contain the particulars or are not prepared in the manner required by any rule or bye-law made under this Act; (iii) that any information or plan required by the Secretary under the rules or bye-laws made under this Act has not been duly furnished; (iv) that the proposed hut would be an encroachment upon the land belonging to the Government or the Village Panchayat (2) No application for permission to construct or re-construct a hut shall be refused without stating the reasons for such refusal. 235 U. Lapse of Permission. - Where the construction or reconstruction of a hut is not completed within the period specified in the permission, such permission shall lapse unless an application for extension of time is made before the expiry of the period specified.