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Permission necessary for certain projections.- (1) The Council may, subject to any bye-laws made under the provisions of this Act, give written permission to the owners or occupiers of buildings in public street to put open verandahs, balconies or rooms, to project from any upper story thereof at such height from the surface of the street as the Council may fix and to ann extent not exceeding four feet beyond the line of plinth or basement wal, and may prescribe the extend to which and the conditions subject to which, roofs, eaves, weather boards, dasses, shop boards and the like may be allowed to project over such streets. (2) (a) any such owner or occupier putting up any such projections as aforesaid withoutnsuch permission or in contravention of such orders, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupeesn andnif any such owner or occupier fails to remove any such projection as aforesaid in respect of which he has been convicted under this section, he shall he punished with further fine which may extend to five rupees for each day on which such failure or neglect continues. (b) Notwithstanding any proceedings which may be taken under clause (a), the Council may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of any such building to remove or alter any such projections which has been constructed either without or contrary in any manner to the permission or order given or issued by or on behalf of the Council. (b) The Council may, by written notice, require the owner or the occupier of any building to remove or alter any projections, encroachment or obstructions which, whether erected before or after the site of such building became part of a Municipality, shall have been erected or placed against or in front of such buildings, and which- (a) overhangs or juts into or in any way projects or encroaches upon any public street, so as to be an obstruction to safe and convenienet passage along such street; or (b) project and encroached into or upon any uncovered aqueduct, drain or sewer in such street so as to obstruct or interfere with such aqueduct, drain or sewer, or the proper working thereof: Provided that the Council shall, if such projection, encroachement, or obstruction shall have been made in any place before the date on which such places became part of a Municipality, or after such date with written permission of the Council, make reasonable compensation to every person who suffers damage by such removal or alteration; and if any such dispute shall arise touching The Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 80 the amount of such compensation, the same shall be ascertained and determined in the manner provided in Section 303.