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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

National Highways Act, 1956 Section 5

Responsibility for Development and Maintenance of National Highways

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National Highways Act, 1956 Section 5 is part of National Highways Act, 1956 - Responsibility for Development and Maintenance of National Highways. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

It shall be the responsibility of the Central Government to develop and maintain in proper repair all national highways; but the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any function in relation to the development or maintenance of any national highway shall, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, also be exercisable by the Government of the State within which the national highway is situated or by any officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government or to the State Government.

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What does National Highways Act, 1956 Section 5 provide?

Section Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (Responsibility for Development and Maintenance of National Highways) is reproduced on this page as part of the National Highways Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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